Did pandemic precautions lower fungal infections? hospital records hold clues
NCT ID NCT06483815
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers reviewed hospital records from 1,441 patients to compare fungal infection rates during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and afterward. They calculated positivity rates for Candida and Aspergillus species and other fungi. The study examines whether infection control measures changed the number of fungal infections over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If the analysis identifies which infection control measures worked, hospitals could use that information to protect patients from fungal infections during future outbreaks.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective review of records from one hospital, so the findings may not apply elsewhere. It cannot prove cause and effect, only describe patterns over time.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,441 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients diagnosed with pneumonia according to clinical, laboratory and radiological data in the chest diseases, infectious diseases and intensive care unit of Hisar HIntercontinental Hospital
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients over 18 years of age of both genders Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 18 years of age, * Patients whose demographic, clinical and laboratory data investigated in the study could not be accessed, patients who were diagnosed with fungal infection during hospitalization
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hisar Hospital Intercontinental
Istanbul, 34768, Turkey (Türkiye)
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