Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of 492 investigated infant with Positive Candida colonization from oral/rectal or both specimens
| Variables |
Candida Colonized infants No. (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Age by group | ||
| 0 - 28 days (neonates) | 28/265(10.6) | 0.135 |
| 29 days - 1 year (infants) | 33/227(15.3) | |
| Total | 61/492(12.4) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 35/256 (13.7) | 0.764 |
| Female | 26/236(11.0) | |
| Patients by group | ||
| NICU | 18/265(6.8)* | 0.001 |
| Pediatric ward | 12/37(32.4) | |
| Outpatients | 31/190(16.3) | |
| Hospital Stay | ||
| 1 - 7 days | 13/138(8.6) | 0.373 |
| 8 - 30 days | 13/116(10.1) | |
| > 30 days | 4/18(18.2) | |
| Antibiotic treatment | ||
| Yes | 30/285(10.5) | 0.139 |
| No | 31/207(15.0) |
* One hospitalized neonate was his oral and rectal sites colonized
with C. albicans has developed Candidemia