TABLE 2.
Species distribution of 398 Candida bloodstream isolates in various age groups
| Species | % Isolates in indicated age group [yr of age (no. of isolates found)]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤1 (170) | >1-14 (67) | 15-24 (10) | 25-44 (49) | 45-64 (62) | >65 (40) | |
| C. albicans | 27.6 | 26.8 | 30 | 46.9 | 41.9 | 30 |
| C. parapsilosis | 52.3 | 40.2 | 40 | 22.4 | 16.1 | 22.5 |
| C. tropicalis | 12.3 | 23.8 | 0 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 10 |
| C. glabrata | 0.6 | 2.9 | 10 | 10.2 | 22.5 | 25 |
| C. krusei | 1.7 | 2.9 | 10 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| C. guilliermondii | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Candida spp.a | 2.9 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 | 3.2 | 10 |
a
C. zeylanoides (n = 1), C. utilis (n = 2), C. zeylanoides (n = 1), C. famata (n = 3), C. rugosa (n = 2), C. lusitaniae (n = 1), C. boidinii (n = 1), C. famata (n = 1), C. lusitaniae (n = 1).