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Is timely and appropriate antifungal drug enough for survival of adult cases with candidaemia? Five-year experience / ¿Es el uso oportuno y adecuado de antimicóticos suficiente para la supervivencia de casos de adultos con candidemia? Cinco años de experiencia
Yildirmak, MT; Gedik, H; Şimşek, F; Iris, NE; Gücüyener, A.
  • Yildirmak, MT; Ministry of Health. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital. Istanbul. TR
  • Gedik, H; Ministry of Health. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital. Istanbul. TR
  • Şimşek, F; Ministry of Health. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital. Istanbul. TR
  • Iris, NE; Ministry of Health. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital. Istanbul. TR
  • Gücüyener, A; Ministry of Health. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital. Istanbul. TR
West Indian med. j ; 62(8): 724-730, Nov. 2013. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1045741
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

Candidaemia is the fourth most common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the risk factors associated with mortality in patients with candidaemia with respect to Candida species and their susceptibilities, retrospectively.

METHODS:

All consecutive patients who developed candidaemia at an 800-bed training and research hospital were enrolled in this retrospective, observational, single centre study during the period June 2006 to December 2011.

RESULTS:

A total of 97 candidaemia episodes were identified in 97 patients during the study period with an overall incidence of four episodes/10 000 admissions in adults. Crude 30-day mortality rates among patients with candidaemia were 56% (55 of 97 cases). Urinary catheterization, immunosuppressive therapy, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II score (>16) and hypoal-buminaemia were found to be independent risk factors for fatal candidaemia.

CONCLUSIONS:

Adult cases with candidaemia who have risk factors associated with mortality are more likely to have poor prognosis despite appropriate and timely initiated antifungal drug treatment. Empiric antifungal drug should be tailored according to the severity of the patients ' conditions and local antifungal susceptibility.
RESUMEN

OBJETIVO:

La candidemia es la cuarta causa más común de infecciones nosocomiales del flujo sanguíneo. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar los factores de riesgo asociados con la mortalidad en pacientes con candidemia con respecto a las especies de Candida y sus susceptibilidades, de manera retrospectiva.

MÉTODOS:

Todos los pacientes consecutivos que desarrollaron candidemia en un hospital de capacitación e investigación de 800 camas, fueron inscritos en este estudio retrospectivo, observacional, monocéntrico, durante el período de junio de 2006 a diciembre de 2011.

RESULTADOS:

Se identificaron un total de 97 episodios de candidemia en 97 pacientes durante el período de estudio con una incidencia general de cuatro episodios/10 000 ingresos en adultos. Las tasas brutas de mortalidad de 30 días entre los pacientes con candidemia fueron 56% (55 de 97 casos). Se halló que la cateterización urinaria, la terapia inmunosupresiva, y la puntuación (> 16) de la escala de Evaluación de la fisiología aguda y salud crónica (APACHE II) así como la hipoalbuminemia, constituyen factores de riesgo para una candidemia fatal.

CONCLUSIONES:

Los casos adultos con candidemia que tienen factores de riesgo asociados con mortalidad son más propensos a tener un pronóstico pobre a pesar del tratamiento apropiado y oportuno con medicamentos antimicóticos. Los antimicóticos empírico se deben adaptar según la severidad de las condiciones de los pacientes y la susceptibilidad antifúngica local.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Candida / Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal / Candidemia Type of study: Etiology study / Incidence study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Institution/Affiliation country: Ministry of Health/TR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Candida / Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal / Candidemia Type of study: Etiology study / Incidence study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: West Indian med. j Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Institution/Affiliation country: Ministry of Health/TR