Esophageal Candidiasis–Associated Hospitalizations: Declining Rates and Changes in Underlying Conditions, United States, 2010–2020

Abstract

In a nationally representative hospital discharge database, esophageal candidiasis-associated hospitalization rates per 100,000 population steadily declined from 17.0 (n = 52,698, 2010) to 12.9 (n = 42,355, 2020). During this period, a decreasing percentage of EC-associated hospitalizations involved HIV and an increasing percentage involved gastroesophageal reflux disease, diabetes, and long-term steroid use.