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| Title |
How to treat fungal infections in ICU patients
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12879-015-0934-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dimitrios K Matthaiou, Theodora Christodoulopoulou, George Dimopoulos |
| Abstract |
Fungal infections represent a major burden in the critical care setting with increasing morbidity and mortality. Candidiasis is the leading cause of such infections, with C. albicans being the most common causative agent, followed by Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis. The diagnosis of such infections is cumbersome requiring increased clinical vigilance and extensive laboratory testing, including radiology, cultures, biopsies and other indirect methods. However, it is not uncommon for definitive evidence to be unavailable. Risk and host factors indicating the probability of infections may greatly help in the diagnostic approach. Timely and adequate intervention is important for their successful treatment. The available therapeutic armamentarium, although not very extensive, is effective with low resistance rates for the newer antifungal agents. However, timely and prudent use is necessary to maximize favorable outcomes. |
Twitter Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 tweeters who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 22% |
| Belgium | 1 | 11% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
| Scientists | 3 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 104 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 102 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 17 | 16% |
| Researcher | 15 | 14% |
| Other | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 25 | 24% |
| Unknown | 18 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 52 | 50% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 12% |
| Unknown | 24 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 July 2019.
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#3,724,039
of 22,803,211 outputs
Outputs from BMC Infectious Diseases
#1,190
of 7,674 outputs
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#48,351
of 264,373 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Infectious Diseases
#5
of 95 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 7,674 research outputs from this source. They typically receive more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 9.6. This one has done well, scoring higher than 84% of its peers.
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