Table 3.
Fungal Cultures Positive for Cryptococcus Performed by Laboratory A, March 1, 2019–October 1, 2021
| Total, No. (%) | C. neoformans, No. (%) | C. albidus, No. (%) | C. laurentii, No. (%) | C. gattii, No. (%) | Other Specified Cryptococcus Species, No. (%) | Unspecified Cryptococcus Species, No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1014 (100.0) | 784 (77.3) | 67 (6.6) | 50 (4.9) | 36 (3.6) | 46 (4.5) | 31 (3.1) |
| Median age (IQR), y (n = 1002) | 53 (38–68) | 53 (39-68) | 57 (32–76) | 50 (32–63) | 41 (35–46) | 46 (28–66) | 66 (55–74) |
| Sex | 996 | 767 | 67 | 49 | 36 | 46 | 31 |
| Male | 683 (68.6) | 557 (72.6) | 29 (43.3) | 23 (46.9) | 31 (86.1) | 25 (54.3) | 18 (58.1) |
| Female | 313 (31.4) | 210 (27.4) | 38 (56.7) | 26 (53.1) | 5 (13.9) | 21 (45.7) | 13 (41.9) |
| Ordering specialty | 843 | 661 | 56 | 40 | 26 | 38 | 22 |
| Hospital | 679 (80.5) | 599 (90.6) | 9 (16.1) | 19 (47.5) | 25 (96.2) | 14 (36.8) | 13 (59.1) |
| Dermatology | 63 (7.5) | 4 (0.6) | 35 (62.5) | 8 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (36.8) | 2 (9.1) |
| Other | 101 (12.0) | 58 (8.8) | 12 (21.4) | 13 (32.5) | 1 (3.8) | 10 (26.3) | 7 (31.8) |
| Specimen type | |||||||
| Blood | 87 (8.6) | 79 (10.1) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (12.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (3.2) |
| CSF | 272 (26.8) | 240 (30.6) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (14.0) | 18 (50.0) | 7 (15.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Isolate from unknown body site | 182 (17.9) | 159 (20.3) | 1 (1.5) | 7 (14.0) | 8 (22.2) | 2 (4.3) | 5 (16.1) |
| Nail | 5 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 24 (2.4) | 16 (2.0) | 2 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (11.1) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Respiratory fluid or lung tissue | 88 (8.7) | 75 (9.6) | 2 (3.0) | 2 (4.0) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (25.8) |
| Skin | 42 (4.1) | 5 (0.6) | 20 (29.9) | 4 (8.0) | 1 (2.8) | 10 (21.7) | 2 (6.5) |
| Missing or unknown | 314 (31.0) | 210 (26.8) | 41 (61.2) | 23 (46.0) | 4 (11.1) | 21 (45.7) | 15 (48.4) |
| Census region | |||||||
| Midwest | 71 (7.0) | 54 (6.9) | 2 (3.0) | 4 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.5) | 8 (25.8) |
| Northeast | 150 (14.8) | 52 (6.6) | 52 (77.6) | 14 (28.0) | 1 (2.8) | 28 (60.9) | 3 (9.7) |
| South | 637 (62.8) | 552 (70.4) | 6 (9.0) | 30 (60.0) | 25 (69.4) | 10 (21.7) | 14 (45.2) |
| West | 146 (14.4) | 118 (15.1) | 7 (10.4) | 2 (4.0) | 10 (27.8) | 3 (6.5) | 6 (19.4) |
| Unknown | 10 (1.0) | 8 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Abbreviations: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; IQR, interquartile range.