Is incidental recovery of yeast from enteric pathogen stool cultures obtained from hospitalized patients clinically significant?
A matched case-control study was conducted to investigate gastrointestinal colonization with yeast as a predictor of invasive candidiasis (IC) in patients who underwent an enteric pathogen test. No significant association was detected between gastrointestinal colonization and IC. However, gastrointestinal colonization with yeast was associated with increased antimicrobial exposure and median length of hospitalization.
The Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Pharmaceutical & Nutrition Care, Omaha, NE;
Rachel A
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Pfeifer
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Omaha, NE, USA;
Peter C
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Iwen
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Omaha, NE;
Fang
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Qiu
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Omaha, NE;
Mark E
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Rupp
The Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Pharmaceutical & Nutrition Care, Omaha, NE; ; University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Omaha, NE; ; University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Omaha, NE, USA.
Elizabeth D
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Hermsen
candidiasis; colonization; stool culture.