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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 140 patients with and without candidemia

From: Delta neutrophil index as a predictive and prognostic factor for Candidemia patients: a matched case-control study

 

With Candidemia

N = 70 (%)

Without Candidemia N = 70 (%)

Total

N = 140 (%)

p

Age (mean ± SD)

67.04 ± 14.58

64.91 ± 14.71

65.98 ± 14.63

0.391

Sex

 Female

30 (42.9)

32 (45.7)

62 (44.3)

0.734

 Male

40 (57.1)

38 (54.3)

78 (55.7)

 

MaCabe classification

   

0.007

 Non-fatal

13 (18.6)

27 (38.6)

40 (28.6)

 

 Ultimately fatal

53 (75.7)

43 (61.4)

96 (68.6)

 

 Rapidly fatal

4 (5.7)

0 (0.0)

4 (2.9)

 

 Immunosuppressant

7 (10.0)

1 (1.4)

8 (5.7)

0.063

 Use of steroid

2 (2.9)

1 (1.4)

3 (2.1)

1.000

Underlying diseases

 Solid cancer

27 (38.6)

32 (45.7)

59 (42.1)

0.392

 Neurologic diseases

32 (45.7)

20 (28.6)

52 (37.1)

0.036

 Diabetes mellitus

22 (31.4)

22 (31.4)

44 (31.4)

1.000

 Cardiovascular diseases

16 (22.9)

8 (11.4)

24 (17.1)

0.073

 Chronic kidney disease

8 (11.4)

7 (10.0)

15 (10.7)

0.785

 Chronic liver disease

7 (10.5)

8 (11.4)

15 (10.7)

1.000

 Chronic lung diseases

2 (2.9)

5 (7.1)

7 (5.0)

0.245

 Lymphoma

4 (5.7)

0 (0.0)

4 (2.9)

0.120

 Solid organ transplantation

1 (1.4)

1 (1.4)

2 (1.4)

1.000

Site of infection

 Catheter related infection

48 (68.6)

0 (0.0)

48 (34.3)

< 0.001

 Pneumonia

0 (0.0)

31 (42.9)

31 (22.1)

< 0.001

 Primary bacteremia

20 (28.6)

0 (0.0)

20 (14.3)

< 0.001

 Intra-abdominal infection

1 (1.4)

12 (17.1)

13 (9.3)

0.002

 Skin and soft tissue infection

0 (0.0)

13 (18.6)

13 (9.3)

< 0.001

 Urinary tract infection

1 (1.4)

8 (11.4)

9 (6.4)

0.033

 CNS infection

0 (0.0)

1 (1.4)

1 (0.7)

1.000

 Non-infectious SIRS

0 (0.0)

5 (7.1)

5 (3.6)

0.058

Severity of infection

 Pitt bacteremia score (median, IQR)

0 (0.0–3.0)

0 (0.0–2.0)

0 (0.0–3.0)

0.561

 Severe sepsis

9 (12.9)

5 (7.1)

14 (10.0)

0.485

 Septic shock

18 (25.7)

17 (24.3)

35 (25.0)

 

Total parenteral nutrition

25 (35.7)

17 (24.3)

42 (30.0)

0.140

Operation

20 (28.6)

37 (52.9)

57 (40.7)

0.003

Candia colonization

19 (27.1)

6 (8.6)

25 (17.9)

0.004

  1. SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile ranges