CALYPSO CALYPSO Study Group (Greece)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Pediatric DepartmentAuthor Of 1 Presentation
ANTIFUNGAL USE IN EUROPEAN PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (PICUS): A 12-WEEK MULTICENTER MODIFIED POINT PREVALENCE STUDY (CALYPSO)
Abstract
Backgrounds:
Knowledge of antifungal use in PICUs across Europe, while frequently prescribed, is limited. A 12-wk modified point-prevalence study was conducted to record antifungal use in Εuropean PICUs.
Methods
All patients hospitalized in the participating PICUs and receiving systemic antifungals were included. Information about ward demographics was collected once at the beginning; weekly ward and patient data were collected prospectively for the 12-wk study period and entered in REDCap database.
Results:
18 PICUs (15 hospitals), in 10 European countries participated. 8/18 (44%) of PICUs followed prophylactic practices for patients with immunocompromise/neutropenia, long-term parenteral nutrition or central lines, 7/18 (39%) had an antifungal stewardship program implemented and the majority (16/18) used biomarkers (15/16 galactomannan, 12/16 each beta-D-glucan and Cryptococcal antigen). 101 patients with ages ≤90d (14 patients), 3-60mo (44pts) and >5yrs (43pts) were recorded. Malignancy was the most common underlying condition among patients aged >90d (28%) followed by surgery/trauma (25%), whereas all patients ≤90d had previous surgery. Indication for antifungal prescribing was prophylaxis in 38% and treatment in 62% [empirical (57%), preemptive (13%) and targeted (30%)]. Fluconazole was the most common agent both for prophylaxis [45%, median dose: 6 (range 2-9) mg/kg/d] and empirical treatment [53%, median dose: 10 (range 1-12) mg/kg/d], whereas LAMB was the most frequent agent for targeted treatment [37%, median dose: 5 (range 3-6) mg/kg/d] (Table 1). Common reasons for empirical and targeted treatment were persistent fever in high-risk patients (58%) and candidiasis (100%), respectively. For targeted treatment, the most frequent pathogens were Candida albicans (37%) and Candida parapsilosis (32%).
Conclusions/Learning Points:
The majority of antifungal prescriptions across European PICUs were for prophylaxis or empirical treatment. These data will be valueable for guiding antifungal stewardship strategies in PICUs