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ArticleIDCases2020

A rare complication of a hemodialysis tunneled catheter: Case report of a superior vena cava and right atrium candida endocarditis.

Mariana Sousa, Joana Martins, Sara Barreto, Cristina Santos, Rita Gouveia, José Paulo Santos, Nuno Guerra, Aura Ramos

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Article in IDCases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mariana SousaNephrology Department, Hospital Garcia De Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Joana MartinsNephrology Department, Hospital Garcia De Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Sara BarretoNephrology Department, Hospital Garcia De Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Cristina SantosNephrology Department, Hospital Garcia De Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Rita GouveiaNephrology Department, Hospital Garcia De Orta, Almada, Portugal.
José Paulo SantosNephrology Department, Hospital Garcia De Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Nuno GuerraCardiothoracic Surgery Department, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.
Aura RamosNephrology Department, Hospital Garcia De Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Hospital Garcia de Orta · PTHospital de Santa Maria · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infections remain an important cause of death among hemodialysis patients. This population have a higher risk of candidemia. Candida endocarditis it´s a rare but frequently fatal complication of candidemia. A 64 year-old female presented with a purulent discharge at the insertion site of a hemodialysis tunneled cuff catheter. A catheter related bloodstream infection was suspected, cultures were obtained and wide-spectrum antibiotic therapy was administered. A multi sensitive

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Candida albicansEndocarditisHemodialysisTunneled cuffed catheters

Identifiers

PMID32382503
PMCPMC7200829
OpenAlexW3017282578

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