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The influence of continuous renal replacement therapy on 1,3-β-d-glucan levels in critically ill patients: a single-center retrospective propensity score study.


ABSTRACT: 1,3-β-d-Glucan (BDG) is commonly used for diagnosing invasive fungal infections (IFIs). While exposure to cellulose-based hemodialyzers is known to cause false-positive BDG results, the impact of modern hemofilters used in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) remains unclear. This retrospective, single-center cohort study aimed to evaluate the effect of CRRT on BDG levels in critically ill patients. We included adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients with ≥1 BDG measurement between December 2019 and December 2020. The primary outcome was the rate of false-positive BDG results in patients exposed to CRRT compared to unexposed patients. Propensity score analysis was performed to control for confounding factors. A total of 103 ICU patients with ≥1 BDG level were identified. Most (72.8%) were medical ICU patients. Forty patients underwent CRRT using hemofilter membranes composed of sodium methallyl sulfonate copolymer (AN 69 HF) (82.5%) and of polyarylethersulfone (PAES) (17.5%). Among the 91 patients without proven IFI, 31 (34.1%) had false-positive BDG results. Univariable analysis showed an association between CRRT exposure and false-positive BDG results. However, the association between CRRT exposure and false-positive BDG results was no longer significant across three propensity score models employed: 1:1 match (n = 32) (odds ratio (OR) 1.65, p = .48), model-adjusted (n = 91) (OR 1.75, p = .38), quintile-adjusted (n = 91) (OR 1.78, p = .36). In this single-center retrospective analysis, exposure to synthetic CRRT membranes did not independently increase the risk of false-positive BDG results. Larger prospective studies are needed to further evaluate the association between CRRT exposure and false-positive BDG results in critically ill patients with suspected IFI.

SUBMITTER: Cabanilla MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10547441 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The influence of continuous renal replacement therapy on 1,3-β-d-glucan levels in critically ill patients: a single-center retrospective propensity score study.

Cabanilla M Gabriela MG   Briski Matthew J MJ   Bruss Zachary Z   Saa Lisa L   Vasquez Pamela C PC   Rodriguez Chelsea N CN   Mitchell Jessica A JA   Bernauer Michael L ML   Argyropoulos Christos P CP   Crandall Cameron S CS   Teixeira J Pedro JP  

Renal failure 20231002 2


1,3-β-d-Glucan (BDG) is commonly used for diagnosing invasive fungal infections (IFIs). While exposure to cellulose-based hemodialyzers is known to cause false-positive BDG results, the impact of modern hemofilters used in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) remains unclear. This retrospective, single-center cohort study aimed to evaluate the effect of CRRT on BDG levels in critically ill patients. We included adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients with ≥1 BDG measurement between Decem  ...[more]

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