Table 3.

Blood culture analysis of patients with Candida BSI

Average number of days after admission to culture positivity in patients with IC	6.6 days
Average time to positivity of blood culture after blood draw	79 hrs
Blood cultures on suspicion of sepsis/IC	• Sent: 110 (96.5%)
	• Not sent: 4 (3.5%)
Number of sets of blood cultures done	• 1 set (2 bottles): 11 (11%)
	• 2 sets (4 bottles): 95 (86.3%)
	• 3 sets (6 bottles): 3 (2.7%)
Number of aerobic bottles positive	• 2 bottles: 48 (43.6%)
	• 3 bottles: 3 (2.7%)
	• 1 bottle: 55 (50.0%)
	• 0 bottle: 4 (3.6%)
Number of anaerobic bottles positive	• 0 bottle: 99 (90%)
	• 1 bottle: 9 (8.1%)
	• 2 bottles: 2 (1.8%)
	• 3 bottles: 0 (0%)