Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects of Candidemia: A Five Year Single Centre Study
- Bassetti Matteo
- Merelli Maria
- Ansaldi Filippo
- de Florentiis Daniela
- Sartor Assunta
- Scarparo Claudio
- Callegari Astrid
- Righi Elda
DOIAbstract
Candida is an important cause of bloodstream infections (BSI) in nosocomial settings causing significant mortality and morbidity. This study was performed to evaluate contemporary epidemiology, species distribution, antifungal susceptibility and outcome of candida BSI in an Italian hospital.All consecutive patients who developed candidemia at Santa Maria della Misericordia University Hospital (Italy) between January 2009 and June 2014 were enrolled in the study. <0.05). At multivariate analysis, steroids treatment (OR= 0.27, p=0.005) and CVC removal (OR=3.77, p=0.014) were independently associated with lower and higher survival probability, respectively. Candidemia in patients with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) showed to be...
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