Open Access<p>Epidemiology and Mortality-Associated Factors of Invasive Fungal Disease in Elderly Patients: A 20-Year Retrospective Study from Southern China</p>
Author(s) -
Yingying Gong,
Chen Li,
Cuicui Wang,
Li Jin,
Mingchao Ding,
Dongying Chen,
Minxi Lao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s242187
Subject(s) - epidemiology , china , disease , medicine , retrospective cohort study , demography , gerontology , environmental health , geography , archaeology , sociology
Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is a life-threatening infection. The epidemiology and clinical features of IFD in the elderly population are less discussed. The aim of this study was to explore the epidemiology and mortality-associated factors for IFD in the elderly inpatients.