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Table 2 Candida species and initial empiric antifungal medication received by exposure status

From: Statins in Candidemia: clinical outcomes from a matched cohort study

 

Patients on Statins, N (%)

Patients Not on Statins, N (%)

p-value

Candida Sp.

   

Candida albicans

6 (40%)

11 (37%)

0.3

Candida glabrata

4 (27%)

11 (37%)

0.5

Candida parapsilosis

3 (20%)

4 (13%)

0.57

Candida tropicalis

1 (7%)

4 (13%)

0.5

Mixed Candida*

2 (13%)

0

0.2

Antifungal Therapy

   

Amphotericin B

1 (7%)

1 (3%)

1.0

echinocandin

7 (47%)

12 (40%)

0.75

fluconazole

7 (47%)

17 (57%)

0.54

  1. * Mixed isolates were 1 C. albicans and C. glabrata, and 1 C. albicans and C. parapsilosis.