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Disseminated Disease After Candidemia in Children and Young Adults: Epidemiology, Diagnostic Evaluation and Risk Factors.

Catherine R MurphyZheyi TeohDaniel WhitehurstCaitlin BrammerKerrigan PerkinsGrant PaulsenHilary Miller-HandleyLara Danziger-IsakovWilliam R Otto
Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2023)
In a heterogeneous cohort of patients, disseminated candidiasis was common. Evaluation for disseminated disease was variable. Those with persistent candidemia had significantly increased risk of dissemination and should undergo a standardized evaluation for disseminated disease.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • risk factors
  • candida albicans