We reexamined the attributable mortality of nosocomial candidemia 15 years after a retrospective
cohort study performed at our hospital demonstrated an attributable mortality of 38%. …

The incidence of invasive mycoses is increasing, especially among patients who are
immunocompromised or hospitalized with serious underlying diseases. Such infections may be …

There are limited data regarding the antifungal susceptibility of yeast causing vulvovaginal
candidiasis, since cultures are rarely performed. Susceptibility testing was performed on …

Background The emergence of antifungal resistance threatens effective treatment of invasive
fungal infection (IFI). Invasive candidiasis is the most common health care–associated IFI. …

During the 12-year period from 1993 to 2004, antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of 74,394
gram-negative bacillus isolates recovered from intensive care unit (ICU) patients in United …

Background Recent research has demonstrated that many swine and swine farmers in the
Netherlands and Canada are colonized with MRSA. However, no studies to date have …

Many common gram-positive pathogens (eg, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus spp,
and Streptococcus pneumoniae) have become increasingly resistant to antimicrobial agents, …

This analysis describes the epidemiology and outcomes of invasive candidiasis caused by
non-albicans species of Candida in patients enrolled in the Prospective Antifungal Therapy …

This analysis describes the epidemiology and outcomes of candidemia in patients enrolled
in the Prospective Antifungal Therapy Alliance (PATH Alliance®) registry from 2004 to 2008. …

Background Previous studies have suggested that people with human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection who are coinfected with GB virus C (GBV-C, or hepatitis G virus) have …