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We evaluated whether antifungal treatment duration was associated with clinical outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This multicentre retrospective study in Taiwan (January 2014 to June 2024) included adults with uncomplicated candidaemia (microbiological clearance within 5\u2005days, adequate source control, and no deep-seated or metastatic infection) completing 7\u201320\u2005days of antifungal therapy. Patients were classified into short-course (7\u201313\u2005days) and long-course (14\u201320\u2005days) groups. Primary outcomes were all-cause mortality within 14\u2005days and recurrence within 90\u2005days after the end of treatment (EOT) and secondary outcomes were EOT 90-day mortality and EOT 1-year recurrence. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) was applied to adjust for confounders.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 203 patients, 72 (35.5%) received short-course and 131 (64.5%) long-course therapy. Overall, EOT 14-day mortality was 7.4% (5.6% versus 8.4% in short-course and long-course groups, respectively). Short-course therapy was not associated with increased EOT 14-day mortality in crude (OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.17\u20131.95), multivariable (aOR 0.33, 95% CI 0.06\u20131.35), or IPTW-weighted analyses (aOR 0.42, 95% CI 0.11\u20131.55). The EOT 90-day recurrence rate was 4.4%, with no significant differences across analyses. IPTW-weighted Kaplan\u2013Meier and subgroup analyses showed consistent findings. 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