SIMIFF study: Italian fungal registry of mold infections in hematological and non-hematological patients

M. T. Montagna; G. Lovero; C. Coretti; D. Martinelli; M. Delia; O. De Giglio; M. Caira; F. Puntillo; D. D'Antonio; M. Venditti; V. Sambri; F. Di Bernardo; A. Barbui; G. Lo Cascio; E. Concia; M. Mikulska; C. Viscoli; N. Maximova; A. Candoni; S. Oliveri; G. Lombardi; L. Pitzurra; M. Sanguinetti; R. Masciari; T. Santantonio; S. Andreoni; F. Barchiesi; P. Pecile; C. Farina; P. Viale; G. Specchia; G. Caggiano; L. Pagano

doi:10.1007/s15010-013-0539-3

SIMIFF study: Italian fungal registry of mold infections in hematological and non-hematological patients

M. T. Montagna, G. Lovero, C. Coretti, D. Martinelli, M. Delia, O. De Giglio, M. Caira, F. Puntillo, D. D'Antonio, M. Venditti, V. Sambri, F. Di Bernardo, A. Barbui, G. Lo Cascio, E. Concia, M. Mikulska, C. Viscoli, N. Maximova, A. Candoni, S. OliveriG. Lombardi, L. Pitzurra, M. Sanguinetti, R. Masciari, T. Santantonio, S. Andreoni, F. Barchiesi, P. Pecile, C. Farina, P. Viale, G. Specchia, G. Caggiano, L. Pagano

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Purpose: We compared the risk factors, the diagnostic tools and the outcome of filamentous fungal infections (FFIs) in hematological patients (HAEs) and non-hematological patients (non-HAEs). Methods: Prospective surveillance (2009-2011) of proven and probable FFIs was implemented in 23 Italian hospitals. Results: Out of 232 FFIs, 113 occurred in HAEs and 119 in non-HAEs. The most frequent infection was invasive aspergillosis (76.1% for HAEs, 56.3% for non-HAEs), and the localization was principally pulmonary (83.2% for HAEs, 74.8% for non-HAEs). Neutropenia was a risk factor for 89.4% HAEs; the main underlying condition was corticosteroid treatment (52.9%) for non-HAEs. The distribution of proven and probable FFIs was different in the two groups: proven FFIs occurred more frequently in non-HAEs, whereas probable FFIs were correlated with the HAEs. The sensitivity of the galactomannan assay was higher for HAEs than for non-HAEs (95.3 vs. 48.1%). The overall mortality rate was 44.2% among the HAEs and 35.3% among the non-HAEs. The etiology influenced the patient outcomes: mucormycosis was associated with a high mortality rate (57.1% for HAEs, 77.8% for non- HAEs). Conclusions: The epidemiological and clinical data for FFIs were not identical in the HAEs and non-HAEs. The differences should be considered to improve the management of FFIs according to the patients' setting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	141-151
Number of pages	11
Journal	Infection
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-013-0539-3
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Filamentous fungal infections
Hematological patients
Italian survey
Non-hematological patients

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Montagna, M. T., Lovero, G., Coretti, C., Martinelli, D., Delia, M., De Giglio, O., Caira, M., Puntillo, F., D'Antonio, D., Venditti, M., Sambri, V., Di Bernardo, F., Barbui, A., Lo Cascio, G., Concia, E., Mikulska, M., Viscoli, C., Maximova, N., Candoni, A., ... Pagano, L. (2014). SIMIFF study: Italian fungal registry of mold infections in hematological and non-hematological patients. Infection, 42(1), 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-013-0539-3

Montagna, MT, Lovero, G, Coretti, C, Martinelli, D, Delia, M, De Giglio, O, Caira, M, Puntillo, F, D'Antonio, D, Venditti, M, Sambri, V, Di Bernardo, F, Barbui, A, Lo Cascio, G, Concia, E, Mikulska, M, Viscoli, C, Maximova, N, Candoni, A, Oliveri, S, Lombardi, G, Pitzurra, L, Sanguinetti, M, Masciari, R, Santantonio, T, Andreoni, S, Barchiesi, F, Pecile, P, Farina, C, Viale, P, Specchia, G, Caggiano, G & Pagano, L 2014, 'SIMIFF study: Italian fungal registry of mold infections in hematological and non-hematological patients', Infection, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-013-0539-3

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