Attributable Mortality of Candida Bloodstream Infections in the Modern Era: A Propensity Score Analysis.
Patrick B MaziMargaret A OlsenDustin StwalleyAdriana M RauseoChapelle AyresWilliam G PowderlyAndrej SpecPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
Patients with Candida BSI continue to experience high mortality. Mortality attributable to Candida BSI was more pronounced in patients at lowest risk to develop Candida BSI. A higher proportion of these low-risk patients went untreated, experienced higher mortality, and should be the target of aggressive interventions to ensure timely, effective treatment.