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Further research may inform targeted prevention strategies for early intervention.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To determine the incidence and outcomes of candidemia in SOTRs.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n A population-based cohort study using a provincewide mycology laboratory dataset of patients aged 18 or more years from Ontario, Canada, who received an organ allograft between January 1, 2011, and September 30, 2022, with follow-up through December 31, 2023, and linked to administrative health care data.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n Organ transplant.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n The primary outcome was candidemia incidence, estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, with differences across SOTRs evaluated via the log-rank test. The secondary outcome was all-cause mortality, evaluated using a Cox proportional hazards regression model with candidemia as a time-dependent variable. Analyses were adjusted for relevant covariates.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n This study included 10\u202f249 SOTRs (median age, 57 [IQR, 46-64] years; 63.9% male), with kidney transplants representing the majority (59.8%). Candidemia occurred in 135 patients, with\n Candida albicans<\/jats:italic>\n as the most frequent species (41.5%), followed by\n Nakaseomyces<\/jats:italic>\n (\n Candida<\/jats:italic>\n )\n glabrata<\/jats:italic>\n (28.1%) and\n C parapsilosis<\/jats:italic>\n (11.9%). The cumulative probability of candidemia was 0.87% (95% CI, 0.69%-1.05%) at 1 year, 1.33% (95% CI, 1.09%-1.57%) at 5 years, and 1.67% (95% CI, 1.34%-2.00%) at 10 years. Lung transplant recipients had the highest 10-year cumulative probability at 4.17% (95% CI, 2.96%-5.39%; log-rank\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Median time to candidemia was 34 (IQR, 18.5-354) days in recipients of thoracic allografts and 174 (IQR, 20-836) days in recipients of abdominal allografts. Thirty-day mortality was 39.3% (53 of 135) and 90-day mortality was 47.4% (64 of 135) in patients with candidemia. Candidemia was associated with an increase in mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [AHR], 6.85; 95% CI, 5.59-8.39;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Fluconazole-susceptible isolates were associated with an increase in mortality (AHR, 8.45; 95% CI, 6.42-11.14;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001) as were fluconazole-resistant\n Candida<\/jats:italic>\n isolates (AHR, 11.86; 95% CI, 6.13-22.93;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cohort study of SOTRs, candidemia was an uncommon complication after organ transplant, with lung transplant recipients at the highest risk. Candidemia was associated with increased mortality. 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