<i>Candida spp</i> bloodstream infections in a Latin American Pediatric Oncology Reference Center: Epidemiology and associated factors

Abstract

The main species isolated were C albicans, C parapsilosis and C tropicalis. C tropicalis BSI was associated with neutropenia and skin lesions. The death rate was significant, and a worse prognosis was associated with older age, thrombocytopenia and admission to an ICU C parapsilosis infection proved to be a protective factor against mortality.