Table 2.
Distribution of Candida species by units during the study period (2008–2017).
| Candida Species (n = 178) | PICU (n = 37) | NICU (n = 77) | HOU (n = 26) | PU (n = 23) | SU (n = 15) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. albicans (n = 85) | 20 (54.1) | 40 (51.9) | 9 (34.6) | 8 (34.8) | 8 (53.3) | 0.323 |
| Candida non-albicans (n = 93) | 17 (45.9) | 37 (48.1) | 17 (65.4) | 15 (65.2) | 7 (46.7) | |
| C. parapsilosis (sl) (n = 51) | 6 (16.2) | 24 (31.2) | 8 (30.8) | 9 (39.1) | 4 (26.7) | |
| C. lusitaniae (n = 11) | 2 (5.4) | 5 (6.5) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (4.3) | 1 (6.7) | |
| C. tropicalis (n = 8) | 5 (13.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (8.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| C. glabrata (n = 8) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.7) | |
| C. famata (n = 6) | 2 (5.7) | 1 (1.3) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| C. krusei (n = 5) | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (8.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| C. guilliermondii (n = 2) | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| C. kefyr (n = 1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| C. rugosa (n = 1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.7) |
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; NICU: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; HOU: Hematology/Oncology Unit; PU: Pediatric Unit; SU: Surgical Unit.