| Candidaspecies | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Total | C. tropicalis | C. albicans | C. parapsilosis | C. glabrata | C. krusei | C. guilliermondii | Other* |
 | (n = 133) | (n = 38) | (n = 31) | (n = 26) | (n = 11) | (n = 3) | (n = 6) | (n = 18) |
 | 100.0% | 28.6% | 23.3% | 19.5% | 8.3% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 13.5% |
Patients characteristic | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1-14 | 3(2.3) | 1(33.3) | 1(33.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(33.3) |
15-49 | 29(21.8) | 7(24.1) | 9(31.0) | 5(17.2) | 3(10.3) | 0(0) | 1(3.4) | 4(13.8) |
50-65 | 40(30.1) | 13(32.5) | 7(17.5) | 8(20.0) | 3(7.5) | 1(2.5) | 4(10.0) | 4(10.0) |
>65 | 61(45.9) | 17(27.9) | 14(23.0) | 13(21.3) | 5(8.2) | 2(3.3) | 1(1.6) | 9(14.8) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 91(68.4) | 28(30.8) | 20(22.0) | 18(19.8) | 6(6.6) | 2(2.2) | 2(2.2) | 15(16.5) |
Female | 42(31.6) | 10(23.8) | 11(26.2) | 8(19.0) | 5(11.9) | 1(2.4) | 4(9.5) | 3(7.1) |
Underline diseases n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Intestinal fistula/abdominal infection | 74(55.7) | 14(18.9) | 20(27.0) | 15(20.3) | 6(8.1) | 3(4.1) | 5(6.8) | 11(14.9) |
Solid tumor | 8(6.0) | 2(25.0) | 2(25.0) | 1(12.5) | 2(25.0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(12.5) |
Respiratory dysfunctiona | 17(12.8) | 11(64.7) | 3(17.6) | 1(5.9) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2(11.8) |
Gastrointestinal pathologyb | 14(10.5) | 4(28.6) | 1(7.1) | 5(35.7) | 1(7.1) | 0(0) | 1(7.1) | 2(14.3) |
Haematological malignancy | 6(4.5) | 5(83.3) | 1(16.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Acute renal failurec | 11(8.3) | 1(9.1) | 3(27.3) | 4(36.4) | 2(18.2) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(9.1) |
Burns | 3(2.3) | 1(33.3) | 1(33.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(33.3) |
Receipt of corticosteroids | 76(57.1) | 21(27.6) | 17(22.4) | 15(19.7) | 5(6.6) | 1(1.3) | 2(2.6) | 15(19.7) |
Chemotherapy | 6(4.5) | 5(83.3) | 1(16.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Presence of CVCd | 61(45.9) | 19(31.1) | 13(21.3) | 11(18.0) | 5(8.2) | 2(3.3) | 4(6.6) | 7(11.5) |
Parenteral nutrition | 61(45.9) | 20(32.8) | 18(29.5) | 6(9.8) | 8(13.1) | 1(1.6) | 3(4.9) | 5(8.2) |
Mechanical ventilation | 17(12.8) | 6(35.3) | 5(29.4) | 2(11.8) | 2(11.8) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2(11.8) |
In the ICU at diagnosis | 39(29.3) | 14(35.9) | 9(23.1) | 8(20.5) | 3(7.7) | 2(5.1) | 0(0) | 3(7.7) |
Neutropeniae | 6(4.5) | 2(33.3) | 2(33.3) | 0(0) | 2(33.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Dialysis | 2(1.5) | 0(0) | 1(50.0) | 1(50.0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Exposition to antibiotics | 80(60.2) | 29(36.3) | 23(28.8) | 20(25.0) | 3(3.8) | 2(2.6) | 1(1.3) | 2(2.6) |
Treatment with fluconazole | 61(45.9) | 23(37.7) | 18(29.5) | 5(8.2) | 3(4.9) | 3(4.9) | 2(3.3) | 7(11.5) |
Incidence (episodes/1000 admissions) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
2009 | 0.71 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
2010 | 0.77 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.15 |
2011 | 0.85 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.12 |