Risk factors for Candida parapsilosis bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit: a case-control study.

Carmine GarzilloMaria BagattiniLidija BogdanovićAnna Di PopoloVita Dora IulaMaria Rosaria CataniaFrancesco RaimondiMaria TriassiRaffaele Zarrilli

Published in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2017)

C. parapsilosis bloodstream infections in the NICU were caused by a single epidemic clone. Low birthweight, gestational age and time to exposure to invasive devices, with predominance of assisted ventilation, were the clinical conditions associated with C. parapsilosis bloodstream infection in the NICU.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm infants
birth weight
preterm birth
klebsiella pneumoniae
gram negative
candida albicans
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
pseudomonas aeruginosa
biofilm formation
escherichia coli
physical activity