4. Table of excluded studies ‐ Other retrospective studies of adult populations.
| Other adult studies (case series and case‐control studies) | ||||||||
| Author |
Population (study period) |
Sample size (CVCs) | Outcome | Catheter management intervention | Analysis and results | Overall mortality | Results in favour of | STROBE compatibility |
| Clancy 2000 | Adults with late recurrent candidaemia by the same species occurring at least 1 month after complete resolution from the initial episode (N/A ‐ case series) |
5 (4) |
Mortality | N/A | No analysis: mortality: removal: 1/2 retention: 1/2 |
0.4 | Not significant | No |
| Gamaletsou 2014 | Hospitalized adult participants with haematological malignancies. Nested case‐control study of participants who developed candidaemia and contemporary controls who did not (2009 to 2012) |
40 (31) |
30‐Day mortality | Catheter removal within 3 days | No analysis: 11 catheters removed. Data not provided. Cited as not significant. P value = 0.073 |
0.45 | Not significant | No |
| Anaissie 1996 | Adult cancer participants with haematogenous candidiasis. Matched case‐control study of participants treated with fluconazole vs amphotericin B (1988 to 1992) |
90 (78) |
Clearance of Candida | N/A | No analysis: clearance of candidaemia: removal: 78% of 40 participants; retention: 71% of 38 participants. P value > 0.5 |
0.93 | Not significant | No |
| CI: confidence interval; CVC: central venous catheter; ICU: intensive care unit; N/A: not available; OR: odds ratio; STROBE: STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology, strobe‐statement.org; vs: versus | ||||||||