Incidence of Candidemia Is Higher in COVID-19 versus Non-COVID-19 Patients, but Not Driven by Intrahospital Transmission

Machado, Marina; Estévez, Agustín; Sánchez-Carrillo, Carlos; Guinea, Jesús; Escribano, Pilar; Alonso, Roberto; Valerio, Maricela; Padilla, Belén; Bouza, Emilio; Muñoz, Patricia

doi:10.3390/jof8030305

Incidence of Candidemia Is Higher in COVID-19 versus Non-COVID-19 Patients, but Not Driven by Intrahospital Transmission

There is scarce information on the actual incidence of candidemia in COVID-19 patients. In addition, comparative studies of candidemia episodes in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients are heterogeneous. Here, we assessed the real incidence, epidemiology, and etiology of candidemia in COVID-19 patie…