Analysis of 15 cases from a monocentric cohort of 307 liver abscesses

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BACKGROUND: Out of the context of haematological patients, Candida sp. is rarely retrieved from pyogenic liver abscesses (PLA).

OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to assess the risk factors for occurrence, and clinical, microbiological characteristics, management and outcome of Candida pyogenic liver abscesses (C-PLA).

PATIENTS/METHODS: We retrospectively analysed C-PLA cases and compared them to pyogenic liver abscesses exclusively due to bacteria (B-PLA) included in our monocentric database on liver abscesses. Unfavourable course was defined as the occurrence of a primary treatment failure (PTF), recurrence after an initial cure, or death within 3 months after diagnosis.

RESULTS: Between 2010 and 2018, 15 C-PLA and 292 B-PLA were included. All C-PLA had a biliary origin and were polymicrobial. All patients with C-PLA had at least one comorbidity at risk for Candida infection and 7 (53.3%) presented with sepsis requiring an admission in intensive care unit. Median duration of antifungal treatment was 42 days [24-55]. In multivariate analysis, compared with B-PLA, a medical history of malignancy (OR 4.16; 95%CI 1.15-18.72) or liver abscess (OR 7.39; 95%CI 2.10-26.62), and sepsis with severity criteria (OR 3.52; 95%CI 1.07-11.90) were independently associated with the occurrence of C-PLA. In multivariate analysis, C-PLA was associated with a higher risk of recurrence (HR 3.08; 95%CI 1.38-11.22).

CONCLUSION: Candida liver abscesses in non-neutropenic is a rare and severe disease. The high rate of recurrence should lead to discuss a more intensive treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:66

Enthalten in:

Mycoses - 66(2023), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 984-991

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Canouï, Etienne [VerfasserIn]
Rossi, Geoffrey [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Yann [VerfasserIn]
Lafont, Emmanuel [VerfasserIn]
Rossi, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Roux, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Dokmak, Safi [VerfasserIn]
Bert, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Leflon-Guibout, Véronique [VerfasserIn]
Fantin, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Lefort, Agnès [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Candida liver abscess
Journal Article
Polyesters
Recurrence

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Date Completed 04.10.2023

Date Revised 04.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/myc.13636

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360341837