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Benedict K, Roy M, Kabbani S, Anderson EJ, Farley MM, Harb S, Harrison LH, Bonner L, Wadu VL, Marceaux K, Hollick R, Beldavs ZG, Zhang AY, Schaffner W, Graber CR, Derado G, Chiller TM, Lockhart SR, Vallabhaneni S. Neonatal and Pediatric Candidemia: Results From Population-Based Active Laboratory Surveillance in Four US Locations, 2009-2015. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2018 Mar 7.
Abstract
Candida is a leading cause of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in the United States. Infants and children have unique risk factors for candidemia, and the Candida species distribution in this group is different that among adults; however, candidemia epidemiology in this population has not been described recently.