1696. Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Invasive Aspergillosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mexico

A retrospective study of the epidemiology and clinical manifestation of invasive aspergillosis in a major tertiary care hospital in Bahrain.

Limited data are available on the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and outcomes of patients with invasive aspergillosis in Bahrain. This study was conducted retrospectively to determine the epidemiology of invasive aspergillosis and its risk factors, clinical presentation, underlying conditions, and outcomes over the past five years in a major hospital. The medical records of patients with...

Epidemiology and antifungal susceptibility of Candida species in a tertiary care hospital, Kolkata, India

Background and Purpose: The incidence of fungal infection as well as candidemia has increased significantly, contributing to morbidity and mortality in the developed countries. The alarming increase in infections with multidrug resistant bacteria is due to overuse of a broad spectrum antimicrobials, which leads to over growth of Candida spp.; thus, enhancing its opportunity to cause the disease...

Use of Snake Antivenom and Clinical Outcomes in Snake Envenomation: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Penang, Malaysia

Clinical, Morphological and Immunophenotypical Findings in Acute Leukemia: A Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital

Background: Acute leukemias comprise a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by rapid and uncontrolled clonal expansion of progenitor cells of the hematopoietic system. Immunophenotyping helps subclassify acute leukemias into subgroups with prognostic implications. Materials and Methods: This descriptive observational cross-sectional study was performed on 80 newly diagnosed cases of a...

Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in a tertiary-care center in Mexico City: 2003-2007.

OBJECTIVE To compare the epidemiology, clinical variables, outcome and molecular characteristics between methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) bloodstream infections (BSI) of patients from a tertiary-care center. METHODS We conducted a five-year retrospective cohort analysis of all patients with at least one peripherally-drawn blood cu...