Modified Pitt bacteremia score for predicting mortality in patients with candidaemia: A multicentre seven-year retrospective study conducted in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several severity indexes have been reported for critically ill patients. The Pitt bacteremia score (PBS) is commonly used to predict the risk of mortality in patients with bacteraemia.

Objectives

To develop a scoring system for predicting mortality in candidaemia patients.

Methods

Medical records at five Japanese tertiary hospitals were reviewed. Factors associated with mortality were analysed using logistic regression modelling. The discriminatory power of scoring models was evaluated by assessing the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), net reclassification improvement (NRI) and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI).

Results

In total, 422 candidaemia patients were included. Higher PBS, dialysis and retainment of centr

SUBMITTER: Nakada-Motokawa N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9297953 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature