Prevalence of Candidemia in ICU in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India
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Candida spp. are the most common cause of opportunistic fungal infections worldwide. Candida are generally a part of normal microbial flora of skin and mucous membrane in immunocompetent individuals but may cause severe systemic infections in critically ill patients with underlying disease such as diabetes mellitus, prolonged duration of stay in ICU, or other factors which may suppress the immunity. They causes a wide variety of infections, ranging from mild mucocutaneous to severe invasive infections that can involve virtually any organ. Approximately 200 Candida spp. are known till date, of which about 10 % are recognized to cause infections in human, most commonly by Candida albicans . ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 6 (2015) pp. 566-575 http://www.ijcmas.com
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