Open AccessInvasive fungal infections in a paediatric intensive care unit in a lower- middle-income country
Author(s) -
Sbekezelo Thembelihle Hlophe,
Prakash Jeena,
Yesholata Mahabeer,
O R Ajayi,
Nelesh P. Govender,
R E Ogunsakin,
Refiloe Masekela
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
african journal of thoracic and critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-0205
pISSN - 2617-0191
DOI - 10.7196/ajtccm.2022.v28i3.200
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , demographics , intensive care unit , retrospective cohort study , mortality rate , intensive care , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , demography , sociology
Paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) are high-risk settings for healthcare-associated infections. Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is one of the common causes of healthcare-associated infections.