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