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ArticleJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)2023

The Clinical Characteristics of Bloodstream Infections Due to

Francesco Pallotta, Lucia Brescini, Arianna Ianovitz, Ilenia Luchetti, Lucia Franca, Benedetta Canovari, Elisabetta Cerutti, Francesco Barchiesi

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Article in Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 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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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Francesco PallottaDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Lucia BresciniDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Arianna IanovitzDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Ilenia LuchettiDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Lucia FrancaDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Benedetta CanovariMalattie Infettive, Azienda Sanitaria Territoriale Pesaro-Urbino, 61029 Pesaro, Italy.
Elisabetta CeruttiAnestesia e Rianimazione dei Trapianti e Chirurgia Maggiore, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I-Lancisi-Salesi, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Francesco BarchiesiDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Marche Polytechnic University · ITOspedali Riuniti Umberto I · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Candidemia is a serious health threat. Whether this infection has a greater incidence and a higher mortality rate in patients with COVID-19 is still debated. In this multicenter, retrospective, observational study, we aimed to identify the clinical characteristics associated with the 30-day mortality in critically ill patients with candidemia and to define the differences in candidemic patients with and without COVID-19. Over a three-year period (2019-2021), we identified 53 critically ill patients with candidemia, 18 of whom (34%) had COVID-19 and were hospitalized in four ICUs. The most frequent comorbidities were cardiovascular (42%), neurological (17%), chronic pulmonary diseases, chronic kidney failure, and solid tumors (13% each). A significantly higher proportion of COVID-19 patients had pneumonia, ARDS, septic shock, and were undergoing an ECMO procedure. On the contrary, non-COVID-19 patients had undergone previous surgeries and had used TPN more frequently. The mortality rate in the overall population was 43%: 39% and 46% in the COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients, respectively. The independent risk factors associated with a higher mortality were CVVH (HR 29.08 [CI 95% 3.37-250]) and a Charlson's score of > 3 (HR 9.346 [CI 95% 1.054-82.861]). In conclusion, we demonstrated that candidemia still has a high mortality rate in patients admitted to ICUs, irrespective of infection due to SARS-CoV-2.

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candidemiaCOVID-19ICUSARS-CoV-2

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PMID37367578
PMCPMC10304124
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