Table 2.
Characteristics of Centers Participated in the Current Study
Characteristics | Adana City Hospital | Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital, Izmir | Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara |
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Number of hospital beds | 1550 | 1800 | 1350 |
Number of ICU beds | 310 | 322 | 140 |
Number of candidemia cases before and after COVID-19 periodsa | 135 and 246 | 131 and 148 | 75 and 90 |
Rate of candidemia before and after COVID-19 periodsa | 3.4% and 19.2% | 1.1% and 16.7% | 1.5% and 17.9% |
Mortality rates of patients with candidemia before and after COVID-19 periodsa | 59% and 95% | 42% and 50% | 49% and 80% |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit.
The timeline before COVID-19 period was between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019, and during COVID-19 the period was between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021.