TABLE 1.
Characteristics of patients with Candida colonization or infection
| Characteristica | Value |
|---|---|
| Patients | |
| Total no. of patients | 223 |
| No. (%) male | 110 (49.3%) |
| No. (%) female | 113 (50.7%) |
| Age (median ± SD) | 60 ± 18.4 yr |
| Leukocyte count (median ± SD) | 8.9 + 8.2/mm3 |
| Underlying diseases | |
| No. (%) with solid-organ cancer | 138 (61.8%) |
| GI tract | 38 |
| Lung | 30 |
| GU tract | 21 |
| Breast | 17 |
| Sarcoma | 11 |
| GYN | 8 |
| CNS | 8 |
| Melanoma | 3 |
| Endocrine | 2 |
| No. (%) with hematological cancer | 17 (23.7%) |
| Lymphoma | 17 |
| Acute leukemia | 14 |
| Chronic leukemia | 11 |
| Multiple myeloma | 5 |
| MDS | 4 |
| Myelofibrosis | 2 |
| No. (%) with AIDS related cancer | 10 (4.4%) |
| No. (%) with benign disease | 13 (5.8%) |
| Specimen source | |
| Total no. | 329 |
| Respiratory | |
| Bronchial | 80 (24.3%) |
| B. wash | 65 |
| B. lavage | 15 |
| Sputum | 57 (17.3%) |
| Oro-pharynx | 47 (14.3%) |
| Pleural fluid | 7 (2.1%) |
| Lung biopsy | 3 (0.9%) |
| Blood | 32 (9.7%) |
| Central venous | 16 |
| Peripheral | 16 |
| Abdominal and pelvic | 62 (18.8%) |
| Abscess | 28 (8.5%) |
| Stool | 12 (3.6%) |
| Bile | 10 (3.0%) |
| Peritoneal | 3 (0.9%) |
| Wound | 8 (2.4%) |
| Colon biopsy | 1 (0.3%) |
| Urine | 23 (6.9%) |
| Voided | 11 |
| Catheterized | 12 |
| Integuments | 8 (2.4%) |
| Vagina | 5 (1.5%) |
| CVC line and wound | 4 |
| Bone | 1 (0.3%) |
a
GI, gastrointestinal, GYN, gynecological; CNS, central nervous system; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; CVC, central venous catheter.