Table 2 Incidence and distribution of candidemia in the years 1999 – 2003 in S. Martino Hospital ICU expressed in number and percentage of isolates. Polymicrobial infections were excluded.

C.albicans

13 (62)

26 (79)

11 (33)

12 (27)

12 (24)

74 (40)

C.parapsilosis

2 (9)

0

4 (12)

23 (51)

13 (26)

42 (23)

C. glabrata

0

1 (3)

12 (36)

2 (4)

12 (24)

27 (15)

C. tropicalis

5 (24)

0

0

7 (16)

5 (10)

17 (9)

Othres ( C.kruzei, C.guillermondii, C.lusitanae )

1 (5)

6 (18)

6 (19)

1 (2)

8 (16)

24 (13)

Total candidemia

21

33

33

45

50

182

Incidence of candidemia/10 000 patient-days/year

1.25

2

2.05

2.74

3.06

2.22

Incidence of candidemia due to C. albicans/10 000 patient-days/year

0.84

1.58

0.66

0.73

0.73

0.91