Prevalence of biofilms in Candida spp. bloodstream infections: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Candida-related infections are nowadays a serious Public Health Problem emerging multidrug-resistant strains. Candida biofilm also leads bloodstream infections to invasive systemic infections.

Objective

The present meta-analysis aimed to analyze Candida biofilm rate, type, and antifungal resistance among hospitalized patients between 1995 and 2020.

Data sources

Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases were searched for English papers using the following medical subject heading terms (MESH): "invasive candidiasis"; "bloodstream infections"; "biofilm formation"; "biofilm-related infections"; "mortality"; and "prevalence".

Study selection

The major inclusion criteria included reporting the rate of biofilm formation and the prevalence of

SUBMITTER: Atiencia-Carrera MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8812928 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature