High incidence of candidaemia in a nationwide cohort: Underlying diseases, risk factors and mortality
Author(s) -
Karen Rokkedal Lausch,
Mette Søgaard,
Flemming Schønning Rosenvinge,
Helle Krogh Johansen,
Trine Boysen,
Bent Røder,
Klaus Leth Mortensen,
Lene Nielsen,
Lars Lemming,
Bente Olesen,
Christine Leitz,
Lena Hagelskjær Kristensen,
Esad Dzajic,
Lars Østergaard,
Henrik Carl Schønheyder,
Maiken Cavling Arendrup
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.08.010
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , hazard ratio , intensive care unit , danish , proportional hazards model , cohort study , mortality rate , population , confidence interval , environmental health , physics , optics , linguistics , philosophy
Denmark has a high incidence rate of candidaemia. A Nordic study suggested a higher Danish prevalence of haematological malignancies as an underlying reason. This nationwide study ascertained clinical characteristics of Danish candidaemia patients and investigated potential factors contributing to the high incidence and mortality.
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