Shoham Shmuel, Shaffer Rebecca, Sweet Leslie, Cooke Richard, Donegan Nancy, Boyce Steven
Department of Infectious Diseases, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jan 15;44(2):e9-12. doi: 10.1086/509640. Epub 2006 Dec 14.
During the period 1998-2004, candidemia developed in 7 of 117 ventricular assist device recipients at our hospital, and the associated mortality rate was 71%. Five cases of candidemia were due to Candida parapsilosis, and 2 were due to Candida albicans. Three of the 7 patients with ventricular assist device-associated Candida bloodstream infections were cured, and the device was retained in 2 of the 3 patients.
在1998年至2004年期间,我院117名心室辅助装置接受者中有7人发生念珠菌血症,相关死亡率为71%。5例念珠菌血症由近平滑念珠菌引起,2例由白色念珠菌引起。7例心室辅助装置相关念珠菌血流感染患者中有3例治愈,3例中的2例保留了该装置。