Infections: News and Research on Candidemia

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Mortality rate from Candida infections remains high in Brazil, despite therapeutic advances

An article published in the Journal of Fungi analyzing bloodstream infection by fungi of the genus Candida, and comparing data for the periods 2010–11 and 2017–18 in Brazil, shows the persistence of extremely high mortality ...

Jul 13, 2023

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Post-pandemic outbreak of drug-resistant fungus in Brazil stemming from abuse of medications and full ICUs

In Brazil, a group of researchers has reported the largest outbreak to date of COVID-associated candidemia caused by the same drug-resistant strain of Candida parapsilosis, a fungus that invades the bloodstream and can lead ...

Nov 30, 2022

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