Table 1. Incidence risk for candidemia at a limited number of public- and private-sector hospitals with available admissions data, by Candida species and healthcare sector, South Africa, 2016–2017*.
| Candida species | No. cases at 133 hospitals | Total incidence risk† (95% CI) | Incidence risk at 18 public-sector hospitals† (95% CI) | Incidence risk at 115 private-sector hospitals† (95% CI) | Incidence risk ratio, private sector:public sector (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
C. parapsilosis
|
1,657 |
32.98 (31.3–34.6) |
27.98 (24.4–31.9) |
33.94 (32.2–35.8) |
1.21 (1.0–1.4) |
|
C. albicans
|
735 |
14.63 (13.5–15.8) |
34.55 (30.6–38.9) |
10.82 (98.5–11.9) |
0.31 (0.2–0.4) |
|
C. auris
|
628 |
12.50 (11.5–13.6) |
6.93 (5.2–9.0) |
13.57 (12.4–14.8) |
1.96 (1.4–2.6) |
|
C. glabrata
|
352 |
7.01 (6.2–7.8) |
12.13 (9.8–14.8) |
6.02 (5.31–6.9) |
0.50 (0.3–0.7) |
| Other |
308 |
6.13 (5.4–6.9) |
13.25 (10.8–16.1) |
4.77 (4.1–5.5) |
0.36 (0.2–0.5) |
| Total‡ | 4,209 | 83.78 (81.2–86.4) | 149.46 (141.1–158.1) | 71.20 (68.6–73.8) | 0.48 (0.4–0.6) |
*Admissions data were available for 115 private-sector hospitals (4,216,306 admissions) and 18 public-sector hospitals (807,600 admissions). †No. cases/100,000 hospital admissions. ‡A total of 529 candidemia cases had no Candida species identified, and incidence risk for these are not displayed in the table. However, these case numbers are included in the total number of candidemia cases and total incidence risk calculations.