Table 1.

Particular risk factors associated with candidemia due to different Candida species

Candida species	Risk factor
Candida tropicalis	Neutropenia and bone marrow transplantation
Candida krusei	Fluconazole use
	Neutropenia and bone marrow transplantation
Candida glabrata	Fluconazole use
	Surgery
	Vascular catheters
	Cancer
	Older age
Candida parapsilosis	Parenteral nutrition and hyperalimentation
	Vascular catheters
	Being neonatea
Candida lusitaniae and	Previous polyene use
Candida guilliermondii
Candida rugosa	Burns

Adapted from [6,31,70,71]. ^aEpidemics due to nosocomial horizontal transmission via hands of health personnel have been reported [72,73].