Mycoses
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Candida species, including Candida glabrata (CG), are common causes of bloodstream infections among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Many CG isolates have decreased susceptibility to fluconazole. Constructing a scoring model of factors associated with CG candidemia in ICU patients that can be used if fluconazole susceptibility testing is not readily available. ⋯ The predictive ability of the model, based on the c-statistic, was 0.727. In a large ICU cohort, a scoring model that included four risk factors, which are readily ascertainable at the bedside, was created to distinguish candidemia due to CG from other causes of candidemia. The identification of risk factors associated with CG candidemia could aid physicians in the selection of the optimal initial antifungal therapy.