Table 1.
Identification and sources of all 837 Candida spp. isolates, between September, 2003 and September, 2006 in the Hospital A* in Recife, PE, Brazil.
| SPECIES | (Number) | Blood | Urine | Tracheal | Catheter | Miscellaneous** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. albicans | (253) | 18(7.1%) | 62(24.5%) | 105(41.5%) | 15(5.9%) | 53(20.9%) |
| C.tropicalis | (228) | 30(13.2%) | 45(19.7%) | 89(39.0%) | 31(13.6) | 33(14.5%) |
| C. parapsilosis | (96) | 42(43.8%) | 6(6.3%) | 5(5.2%) | 31(32.3%) | 12(12.5%) |
| C. glabrata | (59) | 9(15.3%) | 31(52.5%) | 8(13.6%) | 1(1.7%) | 10(16.9%) |
| C. guilliermondii | (7) | 4 (57.1%) | 0(0%) | 2(28.6%) | 0(0%) | 1(14.3%) |
| C. krusei | (18) | 3(16.7%) | 2(11.1%) | 2(11.1%) | 4(22.2%) | 7(38.9%) |
| C. lusitaniae | (6) | 0(0%) | 2(33.3%) | 4(66.7%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) |
| C. famata | (4) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 3(75.0%) | 1(25.0%) | 0(0%) |
| Candida spp. | (166) | 3(1.8%) | 41(24.7%) | 23(13.9%) | 7(4.2%) | 92(55.4%) |
| Total | 837 | 109(13.0%) | 189(22.6%) | 241(28.8%) | 90(10.8%) | 208 (24.9%) |
(*)
Hospital A: 217 beds
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Miscellaneous: wound material and others.