Prognostic stratification in cancer candidemia under routine infectious disease consultation: Palliative Prognostic Index identifies patients with favorable short-term outcomes
The PPI score before candidemia onset independently predicted mortality during routine IDC in cancer patients. These results highlight IDC mortality benefits stratified by PPI and may stimulate discussion about ID's role in end-of-life cancer care practice.
Authors
- Kazuaki Fukushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8986-6879)
- Koh Okamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4072-9096)
- Tomohiro Hosoda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-2260)
- Noritaka Sekiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0765-4221)
- Yoshiaki Gu
- Kunihiko Takahashi
Institutions
- Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital (JP)
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases (JP)
- Monohakobi Technology Institute (Japan) (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108338
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00