Comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes in candidaemia patients with and without COVID-19: a multicentre retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Invasive fungal infections have been reported as complications with significant mortality and morbidity in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of candidaemia patients with COVID-19 and to investigate the association between COVID-19 and mortality in candidaemia patients.

Methods

This retrospective study included candidaemia patients aged 18 years or older admitted to four university-affiliated tertiary hospitals in South Korea between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022. The COVID-19 group comprised patients diagnosed with COVID-19 before the onset of candidaemia. Clinical features and outcomes were compared between the COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 groups. Multivariate logistic regression anal

SUBMITTER: Shin SU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11682618 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature