Clinical insights into mixed <i>Candida</i> and bacterial bloodstream infections: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Mixed bloodstream infections (BSIs) involving Candida and other bacterial pathogens present significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. The incidence of these co-infections has been increasing. However, the limited literature on this topic necessitates a deeper understanding of its epidemiological and clinical characteristics. This retrospective study evaluated adult patients with candidemia across three hospitals in Taiwan between January 2014 and December 2020. Mixed Candida/bacterial BSIs were defined as the concurrent isolation of bacterial species from any set of blood cultures within 1 week of the initial Candida culture. The clinical features and 30-day mortality of mixed Candida/bacterial BSIs were investigated. Among 766 patients with candidemia,

SUBMITTER: Huang H-Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12502710 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature