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ArticleCurrent medical mycology2021

Epidemiology, risk factors, species distribution, and antifungal susceptibility of candidemia among hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Hasti Kamali Sarvestani, Shahram Mahmoudi, Pegah Afarinesh Khaki, Saham Ansari, Sara Ghaderkhani, Davoud Roostaei, Roshanak Daei Ghazvini, Seyed Jamal Hashemi, Zahra Rafat, Alireza Abollahi

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Article in Current medical mycology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Hasti Kamali SarvestaniDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahram MahmoudiDepartment of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pegah Afarinesh KhakiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Saham AnsariDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sara GhaderkhaniDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Davoud RoostaeiDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Roshanak Daei GhazviniDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Jamal HashemiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra RafatDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Alireza AbollahiDepartment of Pathology, Imam Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRGuilan University of Medical Sciences · IRImam Khomeini Hospital · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Tehran · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Purpose: The pandemic of COVID-19 has caused a worldwide health crisis. Candidemia is a potentially lethal condition that has not yet been enough discussed in patients with COVID-19. The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of candidemia among Iranian COVID-19 patients and characterize its causative agents and the antifungal susceptibility pattern. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional survey was carried out from March 2020 to March 2021 at Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Blood specimens were obtained from patients with confirmed coronavirus infection who also had criteria for candidemia and were examined for any Results: In total, 153 patients with COVID-19 were included and candidemia was confirmed in 12 (7.8 %) of them. The majority of patients were ≥ 50 years of age (n=9) and female (n=8). Moreover, 6 out of the 12 patients were diabetic. The presence of central venous catheters, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation was observed in all patients. The Conclusion: Due to the high mortality, the early diagnosis and proper treatment of candidemia are essential requirements for optimal clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients.

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C. albicansCandidemiaC. dubliniensisCOVID-19Iran

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