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Table 3 Incidence of different Candida species in males and females, predefined age groups, neutropenic patients and those with short and long term follow up

From: Changing face of Candida colonization pattern in pediatric patients with hematological malignancy during repeated hospitalizations, results of a prospective observational study (2016–2017) in shiraz, Iran

Species type

Sex

Age group*

Neutropenia

Follow up duration

 

Female

Male

1–5 year

> 5 year

Yes

No

No

Short term

Long term

 

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

 

C. albicans

23

65.7%

36

76.6%

20

33.9%

39

66.1%

34

58.6%

24

41.4%

31

52.5%

2

3.4%

26

44.1%

 

C. krusei

1

2.9%

5

10.6%

1

16.7%

5

83.3%

4

66.7%

2

33.3%

3

50.0%

1

16.7%

2

33.3%

 

C. Kefyr

1

2.9%

1

2.1%

1

50.0%

1

50.0%

2

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

100.0%

 

C. glabrata

1

2.9%

1

2.1%

2

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

100.0%

 

C. parapsilosis

0

0.0%

2

4.3%

1

50.0%

1

50.0%

1

50.0%

1

50.0%

1

50.0%

0

0.0%

1

50.0%

 

C. lusitaniae

1

2.9%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

 

C. Albicans/C. tropicalis

0

0.0%

1

2.1%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

 

C. Krusei/C. Tropicalis

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

 

C. Kefyr/C. Parapsilosis

0

0.0%

1

2.1%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

100.0%

0

0.0%

 

Not defined

8

22.9%

0

0.0%

4

50.0%

4

50.0%

4

50.0%

4

50.0%

4

50.0%

0

0.0%

4

50.0%

 
  1. *Colonization was not found in children younger than 12 months of age in this study