{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["6(3)"],"submitter":["Van Bang BN"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Burn patients are at a higher risk of infections caused by different organisms. This study aimed to address the prevalence, causative species, and factors related to fungal colonization or infection in patients with acute severe injuries admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a burn hospital in northern Vietnam.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This prospective study was conducted on 400 patients in a burn ICU between 2017 and 2019. Clinical samples were weekly collected and screened for fungi, and relevant clinical information was obtained from medical records.<h4>Results</h4>According to the results, 90% of the patients were colonized with fungi. Out of this group, 12.75% of the cases had invasive fungal infection (IFI). Eleven yeasts and six mold species"],"journal":["Current medical mycology"],"pagination":["42-49"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8018815"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Prevalence, species distribution, and risk factors of fungal colonization and infection in patients at a burn intensive care unit in Vietnam."],"pmcid":["PMC8018815"],"pubmed_authors":["Ba Loi C","Van Bang BN","Xuan Quang D","Nhu Lam N","Tran-Anh L","Thi Thu Hien T","Thanh Xuan N","Ngoc Anh D","Xuan Su H","Thai Ngoc Minh N"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Prevalence, species distribution, and risk factors of fungal colonization and infection in patients at a burn intensive care unit in Vietnam.","description":"<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Burn patients are at a higher risk of infections caused by different organisms. This study aimed to address the prevalence, causative species, and factors related to fungal colonization or infection in patients with acute severe injuries admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a burn hospital in northern Vietnam.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This prospective study was conducted on 400 patients in a burn ICU between 2017 and 2019. Clinical samples were weekly collected and screened for fungi, and relevant clinical information was obtained from medical records.<h4>Results</h4>According to the results, 90% of the patients were colonized with fungi. Out of this group, 12.75% of the cases had invasive fungal infection (IFI). Eleven yeasts and six mold species","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 Sep","modification":"2025-04-04T08:26:26.262Z","creation":"2022-02-09T14:37:21.699Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8018815","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33834142"],"doi":["10.18502/cmm.6.3.4664"]}}