The study aims to analyze the prevalence and outcomes of candidemia in adult patients with alcoholism compared to those without alcoholism.
Conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of adult patients with candidemia from 2007 to 2016 in Finland.
Compared outcomes of patients with and without comorbid alcoholism.
Reviewed medical records to assess comorbid conditions and treatment outcomes.
A significant proportion of candidemia patients had alcoholism as a comorbidity.
No significant differences in outcomes were found between alcoholic and non-alcoholic patients.
Abstract
A significant proportion of patients with candidemia had comorbid alcoholism. Patients with alcoholism did not have significantly different outcomes from patients without alcoholism.