Invasive Candidiasis in Patients with Solid Tumors: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

BACKGROUND: Invasive candidiasis (ICs) is one of the common causes of death in patients with solid tumors. However, studies on the clinical characteristics of ICs with solid tumors are limited. METHODS: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively analyse the clinical characteristics, laboratory results and risk factor prediction of inpatients with ICs and solid tumors. We reviewed the clinical data and candida specimen information of hospitalized patients diagnosed with solid tumors combined with ICs at the First Hospital of China Medical University from January 2016 to December 2020. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess the prognostic factors associated with mortality in these patients. RESULTS: A total of 243 ICs patients with solid tumors were included in this study. The average ± SD age was 62.8 ± 11.7 (range: 27–93 years old), of which nearly 41% were ≥ 65 years old (99/243, 40.7%), and most were male (162/243, 66.6%). Most patients had malignant tumors of the digestive system. The most common candida was Candida parapsilosis (101/243, 41.5%), followed by Candida guilliermondii (83/243, 34.1%), Candida albicans (32/243, 13.1%), Candida glabrata (17/243, 6.9%), Candida tropicalis (7/243, 2.8%) and Candida krusei (3/243, 1.2%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the length of stay in the ICU, urinary catheter, total parenteral nutrition, stay in the ICU, renal failure and neutrophil count were prognostic factors related to death. CONCLUSION: In this study, based on the clinical data of solid tumor patients with ICs in the past 5 years, the results showed that the length of stay in the ICU, urinary catheter, total parenteral nutrition, stay in the ICU, renal failure and neutrophil count were identified as the main prognostic factors. This study can be used to help clinicians carry out early intervention for high-risk patients.