Abstract
To compare morbidity and mortality in inpatients with asymptomatic funguria between those treated and those observed for funguria. Retrospective analyses were performed in 149 consecutive adult tertiary care inpatients with asymptomatic funguria. The primary endpoints were death, length of hospitalisation and progression to invasive fungal infection (IFI). Of the 149 subjects, 70% were female, 55% were >65 years, recent antibiotic and urinary catheter use occurred in >70%, diabetes in 32%, recent ICU admission in 29%, and concomitant bacteriuria in 28%. Forty-seven percent did not receive active intervention. Of the remainder, 46% were managed by controlling or eliminating risk factors for funguria or progression to IFI; fluconazole or amphotericin B were used to treat the other 54%. Fourteen percent died and 2.7 % progressed to IFI, with no significant difference between the treated versus observed groups for either endpoint (p>0.2). Median length of hospitalisation was significantly greater in the treated group (p<0.01); multivariate analysis demonstrated an exclusive relationship to the greater number of risk factors present in the treated group. Asymptomatic funguric patients who were managed with risk reduction and/or anti...Continue Reading
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