Table 2 Characteristics of 130 patients who died in association with candidemia
From: Risk factors for fatal candidemia caused by Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida species
Characteristic | C. albicans (N = 68) | NAC (N = 62) | Fisher's Exact Test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | Two-sided P-value | |
Age ≧ 65 years old | 56 | 82.4 | 36 | 58.1 | 0.004* |
MICU | 6 | 8.8 | 10 | 16.1 | 0.286 |
Medical ward stay | 24 | 35.3 | 32 | 51.6 | 0.077* |
Cancer | 24 | 35.3 | 32 | 51.6 | 0.077* |
Immunosuppressive therapy | 17 | 25 | 7 | 11.3 | 0.069* |
Bacteremia | 25 | 36.8 | 15 | 24.2 | 0.133 |
Bacterial urinary tract infection | 23 | 33.8 | 10 | 16.1 | 0.026* |
Prior antifungal administration | 5 | 7.4 | 9 | 14.5 | 0.259 |
Catheters within 30 days | 65 | 95.6 | 56 | 90.3 | 0.309 |
ETT | 35 | 51.5 | 23 | 37.1 | 0.114 |
CVC | 57 | 83.8 | 41 | 66.1 | 0.025* |
AL | 21 | 30.9 | 14 | 22.6 | 0.326 |
Urinary catheter | 49 | 72.1 | 39 | 62.9 | 0.348 |
PPN | 50 | 73.5 | 34 | 54.8 | 0.029* |
Cancer chemotherapy | 5 | 7.4 | 12 | 19.4 | 0.066* |
Corticosteroids | 26 | 38.2 | 18 | 29 | 0.354 |
ANC | (N = 44) | (N = 40) | 1 | ||
ANC ≦ 1500/mm3 | 2 | 4.5 | 2 | 5 | |
WBC | (N = 67) | (N = 61) | 0.0004* | ||
≦ 3000/mm3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | |
3000/mm3 to 5000/mm3 | 35 | 52.2 | 38 | 62.3 | |
> 15000/mm3 | 28 | 41.8 | 9 | 14.8 | |
Platelet | (N = 66) | (N = 61) | 0.011* | ||
≦ 20000/mm3 | 5 | 7.6 | 10 | 16.4 | |
20000/mm3 to 100000/mm3 | 20 | 30.3 | 29 | 47.5 | |
> 100000/mm3 | 41 | 62.1 | 22 | 36.1 | |