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Invasive candidiasis in severe acute pancreatitis: Experience from a tertiary care teaching hospital

Arvind Kumar Baronia, Rungmei Marak, Reema Yadav

Keywords : Candidemia, invasive candidiasis, severe acute pancreatitis

Citation Information : Baronia A K, Marak R, Yadav R. Invasive candidiasis in severe acute pancreatitis: Experience from a tertiary care teaching hospital. Indian J Crit Care Med 2017; 21 (1):40-45.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.198325

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-11-2017

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).


Abstract

Background: Invasive candidiasis (IC) is associated with increased morbidity in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). There is limited information regarding the predisposing factors, Candida species distribution and in vitro susceptibility. Methodology: Current data have been derived from a larger prospective nonintervention study conducted on 200 critically ill patients which was done to study the antifungal prescription practices, collect epidemiological data, and perform an external validation of risk prediction models for IC under senior research associateship program of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research New Delhi. Of these critically ill patients, thirty had SAP and were included for analysis. Results: There were 23 males and 7 females. Out of eight patients (27%) who developed IC, three had isolated candidemia, two had isolated deep-seated candidiasis while three had both candidemia and deep-seated candidiasis. SAP patients with IC had a longer duration of Intensive Care Unit stay, hospital stay, days on mechanical ventilation and duration of shock. Mortality was not different between SAP patients with or without IC. Conclusion: There is a high rate of Candida infection in SAP. More studies are needed to generate epidemiological data and develop antifungal stewardship in this subset of high-risk population.


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