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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics

From: New echinocandin susceptibility patterns for nosocomial Candida albicans in Bogotá, Colombia, in ten tertiary care centres: an observational study

Variable

ICU n cases (%)

Non-ICU ward n cases (%)

Age ≤ 1 year

7 (23%)

1 (3%)

Age ≥ 60 years

5 (16%)

2 (6%)

Male gender

13 (42%)

2 (6%)

Invasive Candidiasis

14 (45%)

4 (13%)

UTI

10 (32%)

3 (10%)

Mortality

7 (23%)

3 (10%)

Broad spectrum AB use

24 (77%)

6 (19%)

CVC

21 (68%)

4 (13%)

Abdominal surgery

6 (19%)

4 (13%)

TPN

15 (48%)

3 (10%)

Immunosuppressant

6 (19%)

0

Length of stay ≥15 days

22 (71%)

5 (16%)

  1. Note: ICU: intensive care unit, UTI: urinary tract infection, AB: antibiotic, CVC: central venous catheter, TPN: total parenteral nutrition.