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Table 1 Antifungal consumption in terms of DOT/1000 PD (mean ± SD) among different hospital departments between 2008 and 2015

From: Correlation between antifungal consumption and the distribution of Candida species in different hospital departments of a Lebanese medical Centre

Antifungal Class

Hospital Department

Critical care

Paediatric

Hem/Onc

OBGYN

Surgery

IM

P-value

Azoles

48.41 ± 14.58

23.29 ± 9.24

214.65 ± 47.67

0.94 ± 1.10

24.31 ± 10.24

46.44 ± 9.50

< 0.0001

Echinocandins

21.13 ± 27.26

1.35 ± 1.55

67.96 ± 19.04

0.42 ± 1.19

7.20 ± 11.25

7.69 ± 5.49

< 0.0001

Amphotericin B

4.32 ± 3.62

4.06 ± 3.36

65.50 ± 18.98

0

2.06 ± 3.62

2.34 ± 1.49

< 0.0001

Total

73.85 ± 22.25

28.70 ± 11.96

348.12 ± 85.41

1.36 ± 0.47

33.56 ± 11.65

56.48 ± 24.06

< 0.0001

  1. KEY: Hem/Onc = Haematology/oncology, IM = Internal medicine, OBGYN = Obstetrics/gynaecology
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