Combination of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) could predict the severity and prognosis of candidemia more accurately than the Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score

Table 5 Comparison between score values of candidemia patients who removed or did not remove CVCs

Score values (Mean±SD)	Removal of CVCs (n=43)	Non-removal of CVCs (n=10)	p-value
ECOG-PS	3.1±0.9	3.8±0.4	0.0199
KPS	49.1±16.	27±16.4	< 0.001
SOFA score	3.4±3.4	6.3±2.6	0.021
APACHE II	11.5±4.9	16.1±4.4	0.008
CCI	3.2±2.8	5.6±2.3	0.014

*CCI the Charlson Comorbidity Index, CVC Central venous catheter, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, KPS Karnofsy performance status, PS Performance status, SD Standard deviation, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment

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