Risk factors and lethality associated with Candidemia in severe COVID-19 patients

Abstract

The COVID-19 patients who are admitted to ICU have many risk factors associated with candidemia. The most common risk factors for the development of candidemia were mechanical ventilation, diabetes mellitus, neutrophilia, and low hemoglobin level. The most frequently isolated species was <i>C. albicans</i>. Moreover, caspofungin was found to be the most effective drug <i>in vitro</i>. No significant resistance pattern was detected against the isolated species. It should be noted that risk-stratified antifungal prophylaxis in the ICU is possible.