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Table 1 Main characteristics of the patients who acquired any Candida sp colonization after 72 hours of hospitalization in Hospital A (45/56, i;e. 80.3%) and in Hospital B (36/43, i.e; 83.7%).

From: Uniform distribution of three Candida albicans microsatellite markers in two French ICU populations supports a lack of nosocomial cross-contamination

Patient characteristics

Hospital A n = 45 (%)

Hospital B n = 36 (%)

P

Age (years) mean ± SD

66.4 ± 15.4

62.6 ± 16.4

0.57

Sex ratio (M/F)

25/20

23/13

0.42

SAPS II score: mean points ± SD

45.5 ± 14

37.5 ± 14.5

0.19

Diabetes

4 (8.9)

6 (16.7)

0.28

Immunodepression

17 (37.8)

9 (25.0)

0.26

Previous administration of antibiotics

43 (95.6)

26 (72.2)

0.25

Oral amphotericin B

0

32 (88.9)

0.001*

Central venous catheter

37 (82.2)

34 (94.4)

0.40

Radial artery catheter

21 (46.7)

31 (86.1)

0.06

Transfusion requirements

17 (37.8)

29 (80.6)

0.03*

Total parenteral nutrition

15 (33.3)

27 (75.0)

0.03*

Abdominal surgery

11 (24.4)

21 (57.9)

0.03*

Liver transplant

0

3 (8.3)

0.10

Length of stay: median days (25th-75th percentiles)

21 (11–53)

31 (14.0–55.5)

0.07

  1. *: statistically significant difference. P calculated by a Fisher's exact test.