Candidemia in the pediatric intensive care unit in Eastern India

• Main Authors: Chinmay Behera (Author), Reshmi Mishra (Author), Pratap Kumar Jena (Author), Surya Mishra (Author), Bandya Sahoo (Author), Siba Brata Patnaik (Author), Mukesh Jain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Nosocomial infection, due to Candida, contracted in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), is emerging as a significant healthcare challenge. The incidence of non-albicans Candida as a cause of candidemia is on the rise, unlike in previous decades. Materials and Methods: All the cases...