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Table 3 Duration (days) of intra-ICU risk factors for fungal infection

From: Isolation of Aspergillus spp. from the respiratory tract in critically ill patients: risk factors, clinical presentation and outcome

Variable

Isolation of Aspergillus spp.

Candida spp. infection

Noncolonized, uninfected patients

P

Patients (n)

36

105

720

 

Arterial catheter

26.0 ± 19.6

25.1 ± 21.4

14.7 ± 11.7

<0.001

Venous catheter

34.0 ± 38.1

32.6 ± 22.6

17.5 ± 12.4

<0.001

Urinary catheter

35.0 ± 37.5

32.7 ± 2.7

17.8 ± 14.1

<0.001

Mechanical ventilation

26.2 ± 17.2

27.0 ± 20.0

14.6 ± 13.9

<0.001

Total parenteral nutrition

20.7 ± 13.8

21.0 ± 19.0

11.4 ± 13.9

<0.001

Haemodialysis

11.7 ± 11.1

15.7 ± 16.4

15.5 ± 13.1

NS

Neutropenia

8.6 ± 8.2

4 ± 6.1

10.8 ± 9.8

NS

Steroids

29.7 ± 45.2

16.7 ± 14.6

14.1 ± 14.3

0.003

Antibiotic treatment

10.8 ± 5.1

11.5 ± 5.5

9.2 ± 4.7

<0.001

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise stated. ICU, intensive care unit; NS, not significant.