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Main characteristics of the patients who acquired any Candida sp colonization after 72 hours of hospitalization in Hospital A (45/56, i;e. 80.3%) and in Hospital B (36/43, i.e; 83.7%). |
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| Patient characteristics |
Hospital A n = 45 (%) |
Hospital B n = 36 (%) |
P |
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| Age (years) mean ± SD |
66.4 ± 15.4 |
62.6 ± 16.4 |
0.57 |
| Sex ratio (M/F) |
25/20 |
23/13 |
0.42 |
| SAPS II score: mean points ± SD |
45.5 ± 14 |
37.5 ± 14.5 |
0.19 |
| Diabetes |
4 (8.9) |
6 (16.7) |
0.28 |
| Immunodepression |
17 (37.8) |
9 (25.0) |
0.26 |
| Previous administration of antibiotics |
43 (95.6) |
26 (72.2) |
0.25 |
| Oral amphotericin B |
0 |
32 (88.9) |
0.001* |
| Central venous catheter |
37 (82.2) |
34 (94.4) |
0.40 |
| Radial artery catheter |
21 (46.7) |
31 (86.1) |
0.06 |
| Transfusion requirements |
17 (37.8) |
29 (80.6) |
0.03* |
| Total parenteral nutrition |
15 (33.3) |
27 (75.0) |
0.03* |
| Abdominal surgery |
11 (24.4) |
21 (57.9) |
0.03* |
| Liver transplant |
0 |
3 (8.3) |
0.10 |
| Length of stay: median days (25th-75th percentiles) |
21 (11–53) |
31 (14.0–55.5) |
0.07 |
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*: statistically significant difference. P calculated by a Fisher's exact test. | |||
Eloy et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:162 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-162 |
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