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Table 6 Protective factor and predictors of 30-day mortality in others studies

From: A seven-year surveillance study of the epidemiology, antifungal susceptibility, risk factors and mortality of candidaemia among paediatric and adult inpatients in a tertiary teaching hospital in China

Authors

Country or region

study period

study design

samples

No of samples

Protective factor

Predictors of 30-day mortality

Reference

Ma et al

China

2009–2011

Retrospective,

observational,

single-center study

Candidemia((130 adults

and 3 children < 15 years patients)

133

 

Presence of CVC

37

Cortes et al

Colombia

2008–2009

Retrospective,

observational, multicenter study (seven tertiary-care hospitals)

Candidemia(9 days to 87 years patients)

131

Fluconazole therapy

Age, the presence of shock at the time of Candida detection

40

Wang et al

China

2008–2010

Retrospective, multicentre

study

(4 tertiary general hospitals)

Candidemia(> 16 years patients)

147

Antifungal therapy administered before microbiological documentation

Absence of antifungal therapies, receipt of mechanical ventilation and APACHE II score ≥ 20

41

Tedeschi et al

Italy

2012–2013

Retrospective, observational, multicenter cohort study(39 hospitals)

Candidemia (adult patients)

232

Central-venous-catheter removal and adequate and timely(within 72 h of drawing blood cultures) therapy

Chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease and isolation of C. tropicalis

42

Li et al

China

2010–2014

Retrospective, observational,

single-center study

Candidemia(> 18 years patients)

190

Proven catheter-related candidemia

Severe sepsis or septic shock

35

Gonzalez-Lara et al

Mexico

2008–2014

Retrospective, laboratory-based survey study(two tertiary-care centers hospitals)

Candidemia(all patients)

149

Early CVC withdrawal andempirical antifungal therapy

Severe sepsis and previous diagnosis of cirrhosis

43

Jia et al

China

2011–2016

Retrospective, observational,

multicenter study (3 hospitals)

Candidemia(15–90 years patients)

198

 

ICU admission, catheter-relatedcandidemia, ascites, septic shock and concomitant bacterial infection

18

Ortega-Loubon et al

Spain

2007–2016

Retrospective, observational, single-cente study

Candidemia(> 18 years patients)

296

 

Prolonged mechanical ventilation, age and low lymphocyte count

23

Kato et al

Japan

2011–2016

Retrospective, observational,

multicenter study (5 hospitals)

Candidemia(all patients)

289

Follow-up blood culture,empiric treatment with fluconazole

Age > 65 years and SOFA score ≥ 6

5

Ala-Houhala et al

Finland

2007–2016

Retrospective, observational

study (2 hospitals)

Candidemia(> 18 years patients)

374

 

Severity of underlying illnesses, ICU stay at the onset of candidemia and age > 65 years

4

Medeiros et al

Brazil

2011–2016

Retrospective, single-center, observational cohort study

Nosocomial candidemia

68

 

Older age, severe sepsis and hypotension

25

Santolaya et al

Chile

2013–2017

Prospective, observational multicenter, laboratory-based survey study(26 tertiary care hospitals)

Candidemia(all patients)

780

 

Mechanical ventilation and previous use of corticosteroids

17

Alkharashi et al

Saudi Arabia

2013–2018

Retrospective, observational, single-cente study

Candidemia(> 18 years patients)

324

 

Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and use of central venous catheters

24

Xiao et al

China

2011–2017

Retrospective, observational, single-cente study

Candidemia(26–91 years patients)

82

 

GCS score, P/F ratio, MAP

36

This study

China

2013–2019

Retrospective, observational, single-cente, cohort study

Candidemia(0–5 years and > 16 years patients)

201

Length of hospital stay(days)

Respiratory dysfunction and Septic shock

This study

  1. CVC central venous catheter; APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU Intensive care unit; SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; GCS Glasgow Coma Scale; P/F ratio PaO2/FiO2 ratio; MAP Mean arterial pressure