Candida spp bloodstream infections in a Latin American Pediatric Oncology Reference Center: Epidemiology and associated factors.
Adriana Maria Paixao de Sousa da SilvaMaria Isabel de Moraes PintoLuara Teofilo PignatiBruno Barbosa TeixeiraAna Paula Cordeiro LimaPriscila Costa Pimentel GermanoAntonio Sergio PetrilliLeticia Maria Acioli MarquesFabianne Altruda de Moraes Costa CarlessePublished in: Mycoses (2020)
The main species isolated were C albicans, C parapsilosis and C tropicalis. C tropicalis BSI was associated with neutropenia and skin lesions. The death rate was significant, and a worse prognosis was associated with older age, thrombocytopenia and admission to an ICU C parapsilosis infection proved to be a protective factor against mortality.