Hospital Fungal Infection: A Clinical Analysis of 175 Cases
- VernacularTitle:175例真菌医院感染临床分析
- Author:
Juying LU
;
Ping GU
;
Shaopeng ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fungus;
Hospital infection;
Clinical analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate present conditions about the fungal infection and analyze its risk factors and the measure of prevention. METHODS Before statistics and analysis,clinical data and culture results of 175 cases from Jan 2002 to Dec 2004 were collected. RESULTS The respiratory tract occupied the majority of the fungus infection(40.00%),the gastrointestinal tract was the second(23.43%),and the urinary tract was the third(19.43%).In infection strains,Candida albicans occupied the first place(68.57%),C.tropicalis and(C.glabrata) were the second and third(6.86% and 5.71%). CONCLUSIONS The fungal infection is relevant to some risk factors,such as using antibiotics,underlying disease and aging.Therefore,using antibiotics reasonably and improving the immunity of organism are the main measures of preventing the fungal infection.
