Risk Factors for Fungal Infection in a Ventricular Assist Device Cohort
Roberts S, Rich J, Pham D, Pawale A, Harap R, Wu T, Stosor V. Risk Factors for Fungal Infection in a Ventricular Assist Device Cohort. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s488. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk factorsFungal infectionsBacterial infectionsVAD implantationPolymicrobial infectionsVAD devicesVentricular assist device infectionMulti-drug resistant organismsConclusion Risk factorsVAD-related infectionsRetrospective cohort studyIndependent risk factorBinary logistic regression analysisSignificant risk factorsNorthwestern Memorial HospitalLogistic regression analysisHigh mortality rateSPSS Statistics version 25.0Device cohortMDRO infectionVAD infectionsVAD-specificUnderlying diagnosisCohort studyIschemic cardiomyopathy