Publications by authors named "Priscila Costa Pimentel Germano"
Objective: In this study, we described the first results of a surveillance system for infections associated with long-term central venous catheters (LT-CVC) in patients under outpatient chemotherapy.
Design: This was a multicentric, prospective study.
Setting: Outpatient chemotherapy services.
Candida spp bloodstream infections in a Latin American Pediatric Oncology Reference Center: Epidemiology and associated factors.
Adriana Maria Paixao de Sousa da Silva Maria Isabel de Moraes-Pinto Luara Teofilo Pignati Bruno Barbosa Teixeira Ana Paula Cordeiro Lima Priscila Costa Pimentel Germano
Mycoses
August 2020
Background: Invasive fungal disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed children. The recognition of patients at risk for candidaemia is paramount to a better prognosis.
Objectives: To characterize Candida spp bloodstream infections (BSI) in a reference centre for paediatric oncology and to describe the most prevalent risk factors associated with candida infections.