Clinical and pathogenic characteristics and prognosis of 47 patients with Candida bloodstream infection
10.12138/j.issn.1671-9638.20257100
- VernacularTitle:念珠菌血流感染47例临床与病原学特征及预后分析
- Author:
Tiantian ZHANG
1
;
Huan WANG
1
;
Li CHEN
1
;
Lifen FENG
1
;
Yanxia SUN
1
;
Yafei HAN
1
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学附属江宁医院检验科,江苏南京 211100
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
bloodstream infection;
Candida;
clinical characteristics;
risk factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2025;24(7):967-974
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the clinical and pathogenic characteristics,as well as influencing factors for the prognosis of patients with Candida bloodstream infection(CBSI).Methods Clinical data of 47 CBSI patients in a hospital from January 2015 to September 2024 were collected.Distribution of departments and infection strains,an-timicrobial resistance,and influencing factors for the poor prognosis of patients were analyzed.Results A total of 51 strains of Candida were detected from 47 CBSI patients,mainly from the intensive care unit(ICU;n=25,53.2%),department of intestinal fistula surgery(n=8,17.0%),and department of respiratory medicine(n=4,8.6%),et al.The main detected pathogens were Candida albicans(n=29,56.9%),Candida tropicalis(n=7,13.7%),Candida glabrata(n=6,11.8%),and Candida parapsilosis(n=6,11.8%).Resistance rate of Candida albi-cans to fluconazole was 11.5%(3/26).According to the prognosis results,patients were divided into a good prog-nosis group(n=26,55.3%)and a poor prognosis group(n=21,44.7%).Univariate analysis showed statistically significant differences between patients in the good prognosis group and the poor prognosis group in terms of abso-lute neutrophil count,ICU admission,mechanical ventilation,tracheal intubation,gastrointestinal hemorrhage/per-foration,and surgical treatment(lesion clearance,drainage or unblocking for obstruction)(all P<0.05).Prelimi-nary multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that gastrointestinal hemorrhage/perforation was a potential risk factor for the poor prognosis in CBSI patients(OR=11.156,95%CI:1.434-86.809,P=0.021).Conclusion The detected CBSI strains are mainly Candida albicans,and gastrointestinal hemorrhage/perforation may be one of the potential risk factors affecting the prognosis of CBSI patients.These patients are generally in critical condition and should be detected and treated as early as possible to improve their prognosis.Due to the small amount of speci-mens,further research is still needed for confirmation.