Comparison of Present on Admission and Healthcare-Associated Fungal Infections in a Pediatric Cancer Center in Ecuador

Comparison of Present on Admission and Healthcare-Associated Fungal Infections in a Pediatric Cancer Center in Ecuador

Fungal infections (FIs) are a major cause of morbi-mortality in immunocompromised patients. To date, there is little information about its burden in pediatric oncology centers in low- to middle-income countries. We aimed to compare clinical features and outcomes of fungal infection present on admiss...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2016-06, Vol.44 (6), p.S46-S46
Hauptverfasser: Acebo, Joanna, MD, Gonzalez, Miriam L., MD, MS, Villaneuva, Erika, MD, Jaramillo, Isabel, MD, Eguiguren, José, MD, Sánchez, Gisella, MD, Vicuña, Carlos, MD, Martinez, Jenny, MD, Mosquera, Blanca, MS, Homsi, Maysam R., MPH, Relyea, George, MA, MS, Caniza, Miguela A., MD
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Sprache:eng
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Cancer
Fungal infections
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Nosocomial infections
Pediatrics
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Zusammenfassung:Fungal infections (FIs) are a major cause of morbi-mortality in immunocompromised patients. To date, there is little information about its burden in pediatric oncology centers in low- to middle-income countries. We aimed to compare clinical features and outcomes of fungal infection present on admission (POA) and healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in children with hematologic and malignant diseases at a pediatric oncology center in Quito, Ecuador.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.038