Catheter-related candidemia and identification of causative Candida species in patients with cardiovascular disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Catheter-related blood circulation infection is the most dangerous and serious side-effects of vascular catheters, which leads to the enhancement of the costs, mortality, and hospital stay duration, especially in the Intensive Care Unit. Regarding this, the aim of the current study was to identify the prevalence of catheter-induced candidemia in the Tehran Heart Center, a heart hospital in Tehran, Iran.

Materials and methods

This study was conducted on patients admitted to Tehran Heart Center for a minimum of 7 days during 18 months. To detect the fungal elements, blood culture and catheter culture were performed in the patients receiving central or peripheral venous catheter. Then, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was applied to determine the possi

SUBMITTER: Hashemi Fesharaki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6181067 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature