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Table 2 Main features of patients' care at the onset of candidemia

From: Comparison of albicans vs. non-albicans candidemia in French intensive care units

 

Total

N = 136

Candidemia due to C. albicans

N = 78

Candidemia due to non-albicans Candida species

N = 58

P value

Recent surgery (<3 months)

75 (55.1)

43 (55.1)

32 (55.2)

0.99

   Intra-abdominal

56 (41.2)

32 (41.0)

24 (41.6)

0.95

   Vascular

9 (6.6)

6 (7.7)

3 (5.2)

0.54

Time from surgery to candidemia (days)

23.6 ± 20.7

22.6 ± 19.3

25.0 ± 22.7

0.62

Invasive mechanical ventilation

106 (77.9)

62 (79.5)

44 (75.9)

0.61

CVC

122 (89.8)

68 (87.2)

54 (93.2)

0.26

Time from CVC placement to candidemia (days)

15.2 ± 16.9

13.1 ± 14.9

17.8 ± 18.9

0.13

UC

122 (89.8)

68 (87.2)

54 (63.2)

0.26

Time from UC placement to candidemia (days)

16.4 ± 17.0

14.7 ± 16.7

18.6 ± 17.4

0.22

Prior antibiotherapy

84 (61.8)

48 (61.5)

36 (62.1)

0.95

Duration of antibiotherapy before candidemia (days)

18.2 ± 13.5

17.8 ± 14.4

18.7 ± 12.4

0.77

Previous exposure to azole agents

23 (16.9)

11 (14.1)

12 (20.7)

0.31

Vasoactive drug use

31 (22.8)

20 (25.6)

11 (19.0)

0.36

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD values or numbers (%) of patients. CVC: central venous catheter; UC: urinary catheter