*1Anozie, C. E., 2Okesola, A., 3Makanjuola, O., 4Ayanbekun, T., 5Mohammed, A. R., and 6Fasuyi, T.
1Department of Medical Microbiology, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria
2Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria
3Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria
4Department of Medical Microbiology, Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria
5Department of Medical Microbiology, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria 6Department of Medical Microbiology, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
*Correspondence to: anoziechikezie@gmail.com; 08035607642
Abstract:
Background: Invasive candidiasis is a major hospital acquired fungal infection in Nigeria. Despite advances in support of critically ill patients, candidaemia is still associated with high morbidity and mortality. Data on Candida bloodstream infection among paediatric patients is limited in Nigeria and this informed this study, which was undertaken to investigate the prevalence, species distribution, antifungal susceptibility pattern for blood stream infections due to Candida species in University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. Continue reading “Candida bloodstream infection among immunocompromised paediatric patients admitted to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria”