Open AccessCreation and Assessment of a Clinical Predictive Calculator and Mortality Associated With Candida krusei Bloodstream Infections
Author(s) -
Ryan Kronen,
Kevin Hsueh,
Charlotte Lin,
William G. Powderly,
Andrej Spec
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx253
Subject(s) - medicine , neutropenia , malignancy , candida krusei , mortality rate , fluconazole , retrospective cohort study , chemotherapy , antifungal , dermatology
Six patient comorbidities predicted the development of CK BSI with high accuracy. Although patients with CK BSI have higher crude mortality rates than patients with non-CK BSI, this difference is not significant when accounting for other patient characteristics.
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