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. 2010 Winter;21(4):e122–e150. doi: 10.1155/2010/357076

TABLE 4.

Common conditions and interventions at risk for candidemia/invasive candidiasis

Factors References
Age 386,387
Broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy 186,203,386,388390
Candida colonization 113,132,134,252,339
Central vascular venous and arterial catheters 218,273,388,391
Diabetes 176
Extensive surgery or burns 388,392
Immunosuppressed status 393,394
Intensive cancer ablative chemotherapy 17,119
Organ transplantation 99,111
Prolonged intensive care unit stay 71,380,395,396
Prolonged neutropenia 109,252,397
Parenteral nutrition 398
Renal disease and hemodialysis 70,380,399