New echinocandin susceptibility patterns for nosocomial Candida albicans in Bogota, Colombia, in ten tertiary care centres: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Candida albicans remains as the first cause of nosocomial fungal infections in hospitals worldwide and its susceptibility pattern should be better described in our tertiary care hospitals.

Methods

This study aimed at identifying the caspofungin susceptibility pattern regarding nosocomial Candida albicans infection in ten tertiary care hospitals using the methodology proposed by CLSI M27-A3 and CLSI M27-S4, and its association with risk factors and clinical outcome. The approach involved descriptive research concerning the diagnosis of nosocomial infection during a 7-month period in 10 hospitals in Bogotá, Colombia. Associations were established using exact non-parametric statistical tests having a high statistical power (>95%), suitable for small samples. The exac

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Leguizamon G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4359562 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature