Biofilm formation and increased mortality among cancer patients with candidemia in a Peruvian reference center
The association between candidemia with in vitro biofilm formation and an increased risk of death consistently observed both in patients with and without treatment, provides another level of evidence for a possible causal association. The presence of comorbidities and the origin of the hospital emergency, which reflect the fragile clinical condition of the patients, and increasing age above 15 years were associated with a higher risk of death.
Authors
- Crystal Medina
- Andrés G. Lescano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9779-633X)
- José Guevara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2018-0339)
- Freddy Villanueva-Cotrina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8578-274X)
- Luis Eduardo Mújica Delgado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7123-8065)
- Ines Cajamarca
- Vilma Béjar
Institutions
- National University of San Marcos (PE)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (PE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10044-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Belgisch Ontwikkelingsagentschap
- Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
- National Institutes of Health
- Fogarty International Center