Candidemia Among Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients in Turkey Admitted to Intensive Care Units: A Retrospective Multicenter Study.
Amir ArastehfarNevzat ÜnalTuğrul HoşbulMuhammed Alper ÖzarslanAyşe Sultan KarakoyunFurkan PolatDiego FuentesRamazan GümralTuba TurunçFarnaz DaneshniaDavid S PerlinCornelia Lass-FlörlToni GabaldónMacit IlkitM Hong NguyenPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)
Physicians should be aware of the elevated risk for candidemia among patients with COVID-19 who require ICU care. Prolonged ICU exposure and ICU practices rendered to COVID-19 patients are important contributing factors to candidemia. Emphasis should be placed on (1) heightened infection control in the ICU and (2) developing antibiotic stewardship strategies to reduce irrational antimicrobial therapy.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- mechanical ventilation
- coronavirus disease
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- staphylococcus aureus
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis
- quality improvement
- patient reported outcomes
- smoking cessation
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- replacement therapy