Table 2.

Epidemiological Characteristics of 76 Episodes of Candida Infection in 35 Patients With Interleukin 12Rβ1 Deficiency^a

Characteristics	Episodes, No. (%)
Type of candidiasis
Recurrent or persistent	53 (70)b
Acute	23 (30)
Community acquired	69 (91)
Hospital acquiredc	7 (9)
Risk factors
Antibiotic treatment	42 (55)
Immunosuppression	2 (3)
Antibiotics plus immunosuppression	5 (7)
Neutropenia	0
Comorbid conditionsd	0
Central venous catheter plus antibiotics	2 (3)
Abdominal surgery plus antibiotics	1 (1)
Esophageal carcinoma plus antibiotics	1 (1)
Bone marrow transplantation plus antibiotics	1 (1)
No risk factors recorded	27 (36)
Candida species
Candida albicans	40 (53)
Species not identified	34 (45)
C. albicans plus other Candida species	2 (3)e
Other fungal infections
Trichophyton rubrum	1 (1)

^a The median patient age at onset of first Candida infection ( ± standard deviation) was 1.5 ± 7.87 years.

^b When the corresponding physician stated that a patient had multiple episodes of candidiasis, but only 1 episode was noted in the questionnaire, the patient was considered to have recurrent or persistent candidiasis, and only the reported episode was considered in the statistical analysis.

^c Candida infections that occurred when the patients were hospitalized were considered probable cases of nosocomial infection.

^d Comorbid conditions conferring a predisposition to candidiasis, such as diabetes, renal insufficiency, or pancreatitis.

^e Coinfection with C. albicans and Candida glabrata was recorded in 2 episodes.