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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Candidemia following solid organ transplantation in the era of antifungal prophylaxis: the Australian experience |
Author: | van Hal, S. Marriott, D. Chen, S. Nguyen, Q. Sorrell, T. Ellis, D. Slavin, M. |
Citation: | Transplant Infectious Disease, 2009; 11(2):122-127 |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Munksgaard |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 1398-2273 1399-3062 |
Statement of Responsibility: | S.J. van Hal, D.J.E. Marriott, S.C.A. Chen, Q. Nguyen, T.C. Sorrell, D.H. Ellis, M.A. Slavin, and the Australian Candidaemia Study |
Abstract: | Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients have high rates of invasive fungal infections, with Candida species the most commonly isolated fungi. The aim of this study was to identify differences between incidence rates, risk factors, clinical presentations, and outcomes of candidemia in SOT recipients and non-SOT patients. Data from the multicenter prospective Australian Candidaemia Study were examined. From August 2001 to July 2004, 24 episodes (2.2%; 24/1068) of candidemia were identified in SOT recipients. During this period, the numbers of transplanted organs included liver (n=455), kidney (n=1605), single lung (n=57), bilateral lung (n=183), heart and lung (n=18), heart (n=157), and pancreas (n=62). The overall annual estimated incidence of candidemia in SOT recipients was higher (3 per 1000 transplant admissions) than in non-SOT patients (incidence 0.21 per 1000 admissions; P<0.001). The incidence and timing of candidemia post transplant was influenced by the transplanted organ type, with the majority of episodes (n=14, 54%) occurring >6 months after renal transplantation. Risk factors for candidemia in the month preceding diagnosis were similar to non-SOT recipients except for corticosteroid therapy (P<0.001). Antifungal prophylaxis did not select for more resistant or non-albicans Candida species in the SOT group. The 30-day all-cause mortality was similar to non-SOT patients with candidemia and remains high at 21%. All deaths in SOT recipients occurred early (within 5 days of diagnosis), underlining a need for better diagnostic tests, targeted prevention, and early treatment strategies. |
Keywords: | solid organ transplantation candidemia antifungal prophylaxis incidence Australia |
Rights: | © 2009 John Wiley & Sons A/S |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00371.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00371.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Molecular and Biomedical Science publications |
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