Candidaspecies | Risk factors |
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C. albicans | Prolonged ICU stay, Corticosteroids, prolonged antimicrobial use, chemotherapy, immunosuppressive agents, Diabetes mellitus, Advanced age, Central venous catheter, Gastrointestinal surgery, Total parenteral nutrition, Pancreatitis, Neutropenia, High disease severity score (APACHE II > 20), Renal replacement therapy, Malnutrition, Multiple site colonization, Major trauma, burns over 50% of body sites |
C. glabrata | Elderly, malignancies, total parenteral nutrition, central venous catheter, solid organ transplantation, antibiotics (piperacillin/tazobactam, vancomycin), exposure to fluconazole |
C. parapsilosis | Second most common isolated strain in children, central venous catheter or implanted devices, total parenteral nutrition |
C. tropicalis | Hematological patients, neutropenia |
C. krusei | Hematological malignancies, neutropenia, recent gastrointestinal surgery, use of piperacillin/tazobactam, vancomycin, prior exposure to fluconazole |
C. guiillermondi | Intravascular catheters |