Table 1.
Population and patient demographics, episode rates, and species distribution.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2016–2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of isolates | 453 | 482 | 519 | 1454 |
| Number of episodes | 436 | 464 | 502 | 1402 |
| Number of patients | 409 | 432 | 470 | 1311 |
| Median age (range) | 70 (0–96) | 71 (0–102) | 69.5 (0–96) | 70 (0–102) |
| Number of episodes in males/females (%) | 260/176 (59/41) |
267/197 (58/42) |
307/195 (62/38) |
834/568 (60/40) |
| Population | 5,707,251 | 5,748,768 | 5,781,190 | 5,745,736.3 a |
| Incidences of episodes | ||||
| Per 100,000 inhabitants | 7.64 | 8.07 | 8.68 | 8.13 |
| Per 1000 discharges | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.34 |
| Per 10,000 bed days | 1.02 | 1.10 | 1.21 | 1.11 |
| Number of isolates (% of total) |
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| C. albicans | 195 (43%) | 190 (39.4%) | 227 (43.7%) | 612 (42.1%) |
| C. glabrata | 146 (32.2%) | 167 (34.6%) | 154 (29.7%) | 467 (32.1%) |
| C. dubliniensis | 17 (3.8%) | 27 (5.6%) | 29 (5.6%) | 73 (5.0%) |
| C. tropicalis | 27 (6.0%) | 26 (5.4%) | 22 (4.2%) | 75 (5.2%) |
| C. parapsilosis | 16 (3.5%) | 20 (4.1%) | 26 (5.0%) | 62 (4.3%) |
| C. krusei | 25 (5.5%) | 24 (5.0%) | 24 (4.6%) | 73 (5.0%) |
| Candida spp. b | 16 (3.5%) | 21 (4.4%) | 28 (5.4%) | 65 (4.5%) |
| Other fungi c | 11 (2.4%) | 7 (1.5%) | 9 (1.7%) | 27 (1.9%) |
a mean population during the three years. b Candida spp.: C. lusitanae (n = 22), C. guilliermondii (9), C. kefyr (8), C. orthopsilosis (5), C. metapsilosis (3), C. pelliculosa (3), C. species (3), C. fermentati (2), C. inconspicua (2), C. norvegensis (2), C. utilis (2), C. nivariensis (1), C. pararugosa or Wickerhamiella pararugosa (1), Lodderomyces elongisporus (1), C. eremophila (Pichia kluyveri) (1). c Other fungi: Cryptococcus neoformans (9), Saccharomyces cerevisiae (7), Magnusiomyces capitatus (formerly known as Geotrichum capitatum) (4), Saccharomyces telluris (1), Cryptococcus albidus (1), Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (1), Fusarium dimerum (1), Fusarium solani (1), Barnettozyma salicaria (formerly known as Pichia salicaria) (1), and mould not further identified due to insufficient growth (1).