Characteristics of fungemia in a peruvian referral center: 5-year retrospective analysis

Authors

  • Freddy Villanueva Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú. Departamento Académico de Microbiología Médica. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Tecnólogo médico
  • Janet Veliz Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú. Tecnólogo médico
  • Karol Canasa Calvo Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú. Tecnólogo médico
  • Esther Bellido Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú. Tecnólogo médico
  • Shirley Martell Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú. Tecnólogo médico
  • Sherly Ortega Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú. Tecnólogo médico
  • Ines Cajamarca Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Perú. Tecnólogo médico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2020.372.5026

Keywords:

Epidemiology, Trends, Etiology, Invasive Mycoses, Candidemia, Cancer Care Facilities

Abstract

Retrospective descriptive study carried out to determine the characteristics of fungemia in 285 cancer patients hospitalized from 2012 to 2016 at the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (INEN). Demographic, clinical and microbiological information was evaluated. Fungemia by C. albicans predominated in patients with solid tumors and without neutropenia, while those caused by C. tropicalis predominated in patients with hematological neoplasia and neutropenia. C. tropicalis was the agent isolated in most cases (47.0%). Fungemia increased over time in patients without neutropenia. Fungemia caused by C. albicans increases with age in patients with solid tumors without neutropenia. It is concluded that fungemia are mainly caused by C. tropicalis in patients with hematological neoplasia with neutropenia and by C. albicans in patients with solid tumors without neutropenia. In addition, fungemia in patients without neutropenia increases over time; and those caused by C. albicans increase with age in patients with solid tumors without neutropenia.

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Author Biography

  • Freddy Villanueva, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú. Departamento Académico de Microbiología Médica. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. Tecnólogo médico

    2008 al presente
    Tecnólogo Médico - Laboratorio de Microbiología
    Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (INEN)

    2009 al presente
    Profesor - Departamento académico de Microbiología Medica. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

    2009 al presente
    Laboratorio de Micología - Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Daniel Alcides Carrión”- UNMSM

     

Published

2020-06-05

Issue

Section

Brief Report

How to Cite

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Villanueva F, Veliz J, Canasa Calvo K, Bellido E, Martell S, Ortega S, et al. Characteristics of fungemia in a peruvian referral center: 5-year retrospective analysis. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 5 [cited 2024 Oct. 13];37(2):276-81. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/5026

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