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Ethnicity and Other Possible Risk Factors for Candidemia at 3 Tertiary Care University Hospitals in Hawaii

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Shigeki Fujitani ,
M. Ricardo-Dukelow ,
Toru Kamiya ,
Loretta Sullivan  and
Lewis Low
Shigeki Fujitani*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
M. Ricardo-Dukelow
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
Toru Kamiya
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
Loretta Sullivan
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
Lewis Low
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii Department of Medicine, Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon
*
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Infectious Diseases Section 111F, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073 (shigekifujitani@hotmail.com)
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Abstract

A total of 108 cases of candidemia detected in 3 tertiary care university hospitals in Hawaii between January 2001 and December 2002 were retrospectively reviewed. Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, and Candida tropicalis accounted for 28% of the cases. Mortality among Filipino patients was significantly higher than that among other ethnic groups (71% vs 48%; P<.05).

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 27 , Issue 11 , November 2006 , pp. 1261 - 1263
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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