A Ten-year Retrospective Study of Invasive Candidiasis in a Tertiary Hospital in Beijing.

Author: Zhi Hui YANG ¹ ; Ying Gai SONG ¹ ; Ruo Yu LI ¹
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1. Department of Dermatology and Venerology; Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Dermatoses; National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune Diseases; NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Antifungal resistance; Epidemiology; Invasive candidiasis; Mortality; Risk factors; Treatment
MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antifungal Agents/pharmacology*; Candidiasis, Invasive/microbiology*; Child; Child, Preschool; China/epidemiology*; Drug Resistance, Fungal; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Tertiary Care Centers/statistics & numerical data*; Young Adult
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2021;34(10):773-788
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: Objective:This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical and mycological characteristics of invasive candidiasis (IC) in China.
Methods:A ten-year retrospective study including 183 IC episodes was conducted in a tertiary hospital in Beijing, China.
Results:The overall incidence of IC from 2010-2019 was 0.261 episodes per 1,000 discharges. Candidemia (71.0%) was the major infective pattern; 70.3% of the patients tested positive for
Conclusion:The incidence of IC has declined in the recent five years.