Based on the optimal lambda value (lambda.min = 0.03710371), LASSO identified three original SOFA variables (respiration_SOFA, coagulation_SOFA, and cardiovascular_SOFA) and five clinical variables (BUN_max, bicarbonate_min, albumin_min, lactate_max, and age) as the most predictive factors for candidemia mortality, shown in Fig. 3. Here, ALB is linked to Candidemia.