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Observational studyEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2019

Central venous catheter unrelated candidemia influences the outcome of infection in patients with solid tumors.

Elena Orsetti, Lucia Brescini, Sara Mazzanti, Francesca Trave, Gianluca Morroni, Antonella Pocognoli, Rossana Berardi, Francesco Barchiesi

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Observational study in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Brazilian guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of candidemia and invasive candidiasis in adults and children.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Elena OrsettiMalattie Infettive, Ospedale A. Murri, Fermo, Italy.
Lucia BresciniClinica Malattie Infettive, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I°-Lancisi-Salesi, Ancona, Italy.
Sara MazzantiClinica Malattie Infettive, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I°-Lancisi-Salesi, Ancona, Italy.
Francesca TraveClinica Malattie Infettive, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I°-Lancisi-Salesi, Ancona, Italy.
Gianluca MorroniClinica Malattie Infettive, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I°-Lancisi-Salesi, Ancona, Italy.
Antonella PocognoliLaboratorio di Microbiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I°-Lancisi-Salesi, Ancona, Italy.
Rossana BerardiClinica Oncologica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I°-Lancisi-Salesi, Ancona, Italy.
Francesco BarchiesiClinica Malattie Infettive, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I°-Lancisi-Salesi, Ancona, Italy. f.barchiesi@univpm.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1098-902X
Marche Polytechnic University · ITOspedali Riuniti Umberto I · ITOspedali Riuniti Marche Nord · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic infections due to Candida spp. is common among immunocompromised patients, including those with solid tumors (ST). Clinical characteristics of candidemia in 114 patients with ST were compared with those of 249 candidemic patients without ST (non-ST). Patients with ST were more likely to be hospitalized in medical departments, to have a significantly higher Charlson's score and to undergo a significantly later central venous catheter (CVC) removal (P < 0.001). Similarly, the use of total parenteral nutrition was more common in ST patients (P = 0.026). Although there was a trend toward a more appropriate use of antifungal therapy in ST (60%) than in non-ST patients (49%), the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.059). Thirty-day mortality was significantly higher in ST (49%) than in non-ST patients (36%, P = 0.016). Multivariate analysis showed that either higher age or septic shock was an independent risk factor for mortality in both groups of patients. Conversely, a CVC-unrelated candidemia represented an independent risk factor for mortality in ST patients (HR 3.581 [CI 95% 1.412-9.087, P = 0.007]). Overall, these data show that candidemia in ST patients is characterized by an extremely high mortality rate.

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Immunocompromised HostAgedAge FactorsAntifungal AgentsCandidaCandidemiaCentral Venous CathetersCross InfectionFemaleHospitalizationHumansItalyMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedNeoplasmsAntifungal AgentsAntifungal therapyCandidemiaCentral cathetersSolid tumors

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PMID31098865
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