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Table 2 Risk factors for the development of invasive candidal infection

From: Prediction of invasive candidal infection in critically ill patients with severeacute pancreatitis

 

Patients without invasive candidal infection

Patients with invasive candidal infection

P value

Patients, number

83

18

 

Severe sepsis on admission to ICU, number (%)

30 (36.1)

7 (38.9)

0.999

CVC, number (%)

74 (89.2)

17 (94.4)

0.686

Antibiotics, number (%)

53 (63.9)

14 (77.8)

0.409

Renal replacement therapy, number (%)

14 (16.9)

4 (22.2)

0.734

Steroids, number (%)

34 (41)

7 (38.9)

0.999

Immunosuppressive drugs, number (%)

2 (2.4)

2 (11.1)

0.145

Surgery, number (%)

22 (26.5)

7 (38.9)

0.389

TPN, number (%)

26 (31.3)

8 (44.4)

0.288

Significant pancreatic necrosis, number (%)

40 (48.2)

13 (72.2)

0.063

Positive blood culture, number (%)

28 (33.7)

8 (44.4)

0.424

Colonised with candida, number (%)

37 (44.6)

16 (88.9)

>0.001

  1. CVC, central venous catheter; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; TPN, total parenteralnutrition.