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Candidemia in critically ill COVID-19 patients: Risk factors and impact on mortality.

Sumeyye Kazancioglu, Hurrem Bodur, Ipek Mumcuoglu, Aliye Bastug, Bahadir Orkun Ozbay, Omer Aydos, Bedia Dinc

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Clinical characteristics and risk factors of mortality in patients with candidemia: a four-year retrospective study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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  5. Changing Epidemiology ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sumeyye KazanciogluHealth Science University, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
Hurrem BodurHealth Science University, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
Ipek MumcuogluMinistry of Health Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Medical Microbiology Department, Ankara, Turkey.
Aliye BastugHealth Science University, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
Bahadir Orkun OzbayMinistry of Health Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
Omer AydosMinistry of Health Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
Bedia DincMinistry of Health Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Medical Microbiology Department, Ankara, Turkey.
Ministry of Health · TRBilkent University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Risk factors of candidemia are well-described in intensive care units (ICUs) before the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The increased rates of admission to ICUs have appeared during the pandemic. Methods: Patient characteristics and laboratory data of 80 candidemia with COVID-19, 101 candidemia without COVID-19, and 100 non-candidemia with COVID-19 patients were evaluated, in this study. Results: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) ≥ 2, solid malignancy, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), central venous catheterization (CVC), hypotension, fever, urea, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), D-dimer, procalcitonin, ferritin, and delta neutrophil index (DNI) was found to be associated with candidemia in COVID-19 patients. TPN, hypotension, and fever were identified as independent predictors of candidemia in COVID-19, and candidemia in COVID-19 is characterized by significantly high mortality rates. Urea, lactate, and procalcitonin were defined as independent predictors of hospital mortality in candidemia patients with COVID-19. Conclusion: The presence of candidemia increases mortality in COVID-19. TPN, fever, and hypotension werefound to be the most powerful predictors of candidemia in COVID-19. Overall, these data show that candidemia in COVID-19 is characterized by significantly high mortality rates. Determination of distinctive features can prevent candidemia and mortality.

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Bloodstream infectionCandidemiaCOVID-19Intensive care unitMortality

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PMID38545189
PMCPMC10966599
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