Usefulness of EQUAL Candida Score for predicting outcomes in patients with candidaemia: a retrospective cohort study

Usefulness of EQUAL Candida Score for predicting outcomes in patients with candidaemia: a retrospective cohort study

The European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) Quality of Clinical Candidaemia Management (EQUAL) score is a tool designed by the ECMM to measure guideline adherence. The current study investigated the association between EQUAL scores and clinical outcomes. This retrospective study was conduc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical microbiology and infection 2020-11, Vol.26 (11), p.1501-1506
Hauptverfasser: Huang, Ho-Yin, Lu, Po-Liang, Wang, Ya-Ling, Chen, Tun-Chieh, Chang, Ko, Lin, Shang-Yi
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Sprache:eng
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Antifungal treatment
Candidaemia
EQUAL Candida Score
Guideline adherence
Mortality
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Zusammenfassung:The European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) Quality of Clinical Candidaemia Management (EQUAL) score is a tool designed by the ECMM to measure guideline adherence. The current study investigated the association between EQUAL scores and clinical outcomes. This retrospective study was conducted in three hospitals in Taiwan. Patients with candidaemia between January 2014 and July 2018 were enrolled. Guideline adherence was evaluated using EQUAL score indicators. Clinical outcomes and predictors of 30-day mortality were investigated. A total of 384 patients were enrolled. The overall mean EQUAL score was 8.91 ± 3.42 (9.42 ± 3.60 in survivors vs. 8.10 ± 2.94 in non-survivors, p 
ISSN:1198-743X
1469-0691
DOI:10.1016/j.cmi.2020.01.029