Risk Factors for Invasive Fungal Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients on Universal Antifungal Prophylaxis

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Background: Many centers use universal antifungal prophylaxis after lung transplant, but risk factors for invasive fungal infection (IFI) in this setting are poorly described.

Methods: This retrospective, single-center cohort study including 603 lung transplant recipients assessed risk factors for early (within 90 days of transplant) invasive candidiasis (IC) and invasive mold infection (IMI) and late (90-365 days after transplant) IMI using Cox proportional hazard regression.

Results: In this cohort, 159 (26.4%) patients had 182 IFIs. Growth of yeast on donor culture (hazard ratio [HR], 3.30; 95% CI, 1.89-5.75) and prolonged length of stay (HR, 1.02; 95% CI, 1.01-1.03) were associated with early IC risk, whereas transplantation in 2016 or 2017 (HR, 0.21; 95% CI, 0.06-0.70; HR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.08-0.80, respectively) and female recipient sex (HR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.30-0.93) were associated with reduced risk. Antimold therapy (HR, 0.21; 95% CI, 0.06-0.78) was associated with lower early IMI risk, and female donor sex (HR, 0.40; 95% CI, 0.22-0.72) was associated with lower late IMI risk. Recent rejection was a risk factor for late IMI (HR, 1.73; 95% CI, 1.02-2.95), and renal replacement therapy predisposed to early IC, early IMI, and late IMI (HR, 5.67; 95% CI, 3.01-10.67; HR, 7.54; 95% CI, 1.93-29.45; HR, 5.33; 95% CI, 1.46-19.49, respectively).

Conclusions: In lung transplant recipients receiving universal antifungal prophylaxis, risk factors for early IC, early IMI, and late IMI differ.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Open forum infectious diseases - 11(2024), 2 vom: 14. Feb., Seite ofad640

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huggins, Jonathan P [VerfasserIn]
Arthur, David [VerfasserIn]
Chow, Shein-Chung [VerfasserIn]
Pease, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Stanly, Kelly [VerfasserIn]
Workman, Adrienne [VerfasserIn]
Reynolds, John [VerfasserIn]
Alexander, Barbara D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amphotericin B
Antifungals
Invasive fungal infection
Journal Article
Lung transplant
Prophylaxis

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Date Revised 18.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ofid/ofad640

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NLM368078736