title: Time-to-reporting of blood culture positivity and central venous catheter-associated Candida glabrata fungemia in cancer patients.
abstract: Among cancer patients with Candida glabrata (the Candida species with the slowest in-vitro growth) fungemia, time-to-positive blood culture reporting (TTR) was shorter in catheter-associated candidemia (mean±standard deviation: 67±35 h) than in candidemia from other sources (79±31, P<.01). TTR<48 h was 92% specific for catheter-associated C. glabrata fungemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Jessica M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stempel
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Division of Infectious Diseases, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI. Electronic address: dimitrios.farmakiotis@lifespan.org.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farmakiotis
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tarrand
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Dimitrios P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Kontoyiannis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D000071997:Blood Culture; D041221:Candida glabrata / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058387:Candidemia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D062905:Central Venous Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cancer; Candida; Candida glabrata; Candidemia; Central line infection