Clinical manifestations and treatment of candidemia caused by different Candida species: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Candidemia leads to higher mortality and longer hospital-stay. While the studies about the clinical manifestations of candidemia caused by different Candida species and the relationship between the antifungal drugs and prognosis were rarely performed.

Methods

This retrospective study enrolled all 94 patients diagnosed as candidemia from January 2020 to July 2023 in BTCH. Demographic information, comorbidities, laboratory parameters, medications and prognosis were collected and analyzed.

Results

C. albicans was the most common specie of candidemia. There was no significant difference in age, gender and hospital-mortality in different species groups. Higher-level and longer duration of broad-spectrum antibiotic use, lower BMI, hypoalbuminemia, longer duration

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11533373 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature