Table 1. Incidence of candidemia in 20 hospitals of 7 Latin American Countries.
Country | Incidence per 1,000 admissions (range) | Incidence per 1,000 patients.day (range) |
Argentina | 1.95 (1.26–2.98) | 0.24 (0.13–0.39) |
Brazil | 1.38 (0.55–2.11) | 0.26 (0.14–0.30) |
Chile | 0.33 (0.21–0.47) | 0.09 (0.06–0.16) |
Colombia | 1.96* | 0.16 (0.12–0.24) |
Ecuador | 0.90 (0.30–1.10) | 0.16 (0.10–0.17) |
Honduras | 0.90 (0.88–0.98) | 0.25 (0.24–0.30) |
Venezuela | 1.72 (1.04–2.90) | NA |
Overall | 1.18 | 0.23 |
NA = not available.
information on number of admission was available in only one hospital.