Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics

 Age (years)

59 (20)

62 (20)

0.36

 Gender (male)^a

19 (63)

26 (79)

0.18

 APACHE II score

26 (10)

23 (8)

0.13

 SOFA score

10 (9)

9 (3)

0.63

 Reasons of ICU admission^a

0.14

  Suspected sepsis

9 (30)

11 (33)

  Respiratory failure

2 (7)

6 (19)

  Renal failure

1 (3)

0 (0)

  Liver failure

4 (13)

0 (0)

  CPR

2 (7)

2 (6)

  Shock

5 (17)

3 (10)

  Postoperative

7 (23)

11 (34)

 Neutropenia

3 (10)

2 (6)

0.57

 Broad spectrum antibiotics

18 (60)

15 (45)

0.25

 Immunosuppression

4 (13)

3 (9)

0.60

 Steroids

16 (53)

12 (36)

0.18

 TPN

4 (13)

11 (33)

0.07

 Recent Surgery

8 (27)

15 (45)

0.13

 DM II

11 (37)

7 (21)

0.18

 Malignancy

5 (17)

11 (33)

0.13

 Transplant

5 (17)

4 (12)

0.61

 CVVH

19 (63)

7 (21)

0.001

 CVC

29 (97)

29 (88)

0.20

 Mechanical ventilation

27 (90)

32 (97)

0.26

Duration between admission and start echinocandin (days)

3 (4)

2 (2)

0.17