Table 2.
Characteristics of 333 antifungal prescriptions.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Hospital ward | |
| Hematology | 89 (26.7) |
| Infectious diseases | 76 (22.8) |
| Internal medicine | 53 (15.9) |
| Intensive care unit | 48 (14.4) |
| Surgery | 19 (5.7) |
| Other* | 48 (14.5) |
| Antifungal agents | |
| Fluconazole | 268 (80.5) |
| Lipid amphotericin B | 24 (7.2) |
| Echinocandin | 20 (6.0) |
| Voriconazole | 11 (3.3) |
| Posaconazole | 5 (1.5) |
| Deoxycholate amphotericin B | 5 (1.5) |
| Indication | |
| Targeted treatment | 197 (59.1) |
| Empiric | 59 (17.8) |
| Prophylaxis | 53 (15.9) |
| No apparent reason | 24 (7.2) |
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Other ward: nephrology (n=14), gastroenterology (n=8), hepatology (n=8), cardiology (n=5), ward for patients with multi-drug-resistant colonization or infection (n=4), psychiatry (n=4), emergency (n=3), pulmonology (n=2)