Table 1.
Timing and incidence of candidemia according to solid organ transplanted during the period August 2001 to July 2004
| Transplant | Heart | Lung | Kidney | Pancreas | Liver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of episodes | 1 | 5 1 | 14 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Proportion taking antifungal prophylaxis (%) 2 | 100 | 80 | 28 | 0 | 80 |
| Timing of candidemia post SOT (months) | |||||
| <1 | 5 | 2 1 | 3 | ||
| 1–6 | 1 | 1 | |||
| >6 | 11 3 | 2 | |||
| Annual incidence per 1000 SOT admissions | 2.1 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0 | 3.7 |
1
One patient had a kidney and lung transplant.
2
2 Proportion of patients taking antifungal prophylaxis at time of diagnosis with candidemia.
3
Renal transplant patients were significantly more likely to acquire candidemia >6 months post transplant compared with any other SOT (OR 16.5; 95% CI 2.3–121.2; P<0.01).
SOT, solid organ transplant; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.