Candidemia in thoracic solid organ transplant recipients: Characteristics and outcomes relative to matched uninfected and bacteremic thoracic organ transplant recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is understood about the risk factors and outcomes from candidemia in thoracic solid organ transplant recipients.

Methods

This is a single-center retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing heart or lung transplant between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2022. We performed two comparisons among heart and lung transplant recipients: (1) recipients with candidemia versus matched, uninfected recipients, and (2) recipients with candidemia versus recipients with bacteremia.

Results

During the study 384 heart and 194 lung transplants were performed. Twenty-one (5.5%) heart and six (3.1%) lung recipients developed candidemia. Heart recipients with candidemia were more likely to have had delayed chest closure (38.1% vs. 0%, p < .0001), temporary mechan

SUBMITTER: Eichenberger EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10527283 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature