Table 3 Characteristics of patients colonized or infected with Candida species
Fluconazole susceptibility | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Total | MICs ≧ 64 mg/l | MICs ≦ 8 mg/l | ||||
Mean of age (years) | 65.5 | 65.0 | 66.3 | ||||
Duration of hospital stay (days) | 58.0 (N = 78) | 60.0 (N = 30) | 56.7 (N = 48) | ||||
Duration of fever (days) | 10.2 (N = 62) | 10.7 (N = 24) | 9.8 (N = 38) | ||||
number | % | number | % | number | % | p value | |
Hospitalization | 80 | 91 | 32 | 91 | 48 | 90.6 | 0.81 |
Medical units | 59 | 75 | 23 | 71.2 | 36 | 75 | 0.99 |
Surgery units | 21 | 25 | 9 | 28.8 | 12 | 25 | 0.94 |
Intensive care units | 39 | 43.3 | 17 | 48.6 | 22 | 41.5 | 0.51 |
Fever (≧ 38°C) | 58 | 72.5 | 22 | 62.9 | 36 | 67.9 | 0.79 |
Age > 65 | 57 | 64.8 | 22 | 62.9 | 35 | 66 | 0.76 |
Male | 43 | 48.9 | 19 | 54.3 | 24 | 45.3 | 0.41 |
Mobility affected | 60 | 68.2 | 23 | 65.7 | 37 | 69.8 | 0.69 |
Underlying diseases | |||||||
Diabetes | 38 | 43.2 | 14 | 40 | 24 | 45.3 | 0.62 |
Pulmonary diseases | 15 | 17.1 | 9 | 25.7 | 6 | 11.3 | 0.08 |
Hypertension | 10 | 11.4 | 4 | 11.4 | 6 | 11.3 | 1 |
Bacterial infection | 57 | 64.8 | 22 | 62.9 | 35 | 66.0 | 0.76 |
Special medications or managements | |||||||
Antifungal agents | 18 | 20.5 | 7 | 20.0 | 11 | 20.8 | 0.93 |
Antibiotics | 76 | 86.4 | 29 | 82.9 | 47 | 88.7 | 0.53 |
Antituberculosis agents | 10 | 11.4 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 5.7 | 0.05 |
Dialysis | 4 | 4.6 | 1 | 2.9 | 3 | 5.7 | 0.65 |
Catheter insertion | 70 | 79.6 | 28 | 80.0 | 42 | 69.3 | 0.85 |
Mortality | 38 | 43.2 | 16 | 45.7 | 22 | 41.5 | 0.87 |
Total | 88 | 100 | 35 | 100 | 53 | 100 | |