Nieto-Rodriguez, JA and Kusne, S and Mañez, R and Irish, W and Linden, P and Magnone, M and Wing, EJ and Fung, JJ and Starzl, TE
(1996)
Factors Associated with the Development of Candidemia and Candidemia-Related Death among Liver Transplant Recipients.
Annals of Surgery, 223 (1).
70 - 76.
ISSN 0003-4932
Abstract
Objective The authors' objective was to identify factors associated with candidemia and candidemia-related death among adult liver transplant recipients. Summary Background Data Invasive candidiasis is the most common severe fungal infection occurring after liver transplantation and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Although candidemia is not always found during invasive candidiasis, it has been considered as an indicator of invasive candidiasis in immunocompromised patients. Methods A time-matched case-control study of 26 patients with candidemia, which was defined as the isolation of Candida from at least one blood culture, and 52 control patients without candidemia was reported. Two control patients were matched with each case patient regarding time of transplantation and duration of follow-up. Results Between December 1985 and December 1992, candidemia developed in 1.4% of adult liver transplant recipients a median of 25 days after transplantation (range, 2-1690 days). The overall mortality rate among patients with candidemia was 81%, and 71% of these deaths were related to candidemia. Conditional logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with candidemia, which were 1) hyperglycemia treated with insulin up to 2 weeks before candidemia (odds ratio [OR], 16.15; p = 0.002), and 2) exposure to more than three different intravenous antibiotics before development of candidemia (OR, 11.15; p = 0.005). The variables predictive of death related to candidemia were abdominal surgery performed up to 1 week before candidemia (relative risk [RR], 7.25; p = 0.02), high white blood cell count (RR, 1.10; p = 0.01), lower platelet count (RR, 0.99; p = 0.02), and elevated AST with candidemia (RR, 1.001; p = 0.01). Conclusions Hyperglycemia that requires insulin and exposure to more than three antibiotics are the factors associated with the development of candidemia in liver transplant recipients. When candidemia develops shortly after abdominal surgery and in patients with elevated AST, high white blood cell count, or low platelet count, it is associated with a high mortality rate.
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| Nieto-Rodriguez, JA | | | | | Kusne, S | | | | | Mañez, R | | | | | Irish, W | | | | | Linden, P | | | | | Magnone, M | | | | | Wing, EJ | | | | | Fung, JJ | | | | | Starzl, TE | tes11@pitt.edu | TES11 | |
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Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute |
| Date: |
1 January 1996 |
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Publication |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Annals of Surgery |
| Volume: |
223 |
| Number: |
1 |
| Page Range: |
70 - 76 |
| DOI or Unique Handle: |
10.1097/00000658-199601000-00010 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| ISSN: |
0003-4932 |
| Other ID: |
uls-drl:31735062133313, Starzl CV No. 1867 |
| Date Deposited: |
08 Apr 2010 17:31 |
| Last Modified: |
02 Feb 2019 13:55 |
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http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/5253 |
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