Table 2

Microbiology data for patients with available intraperitoneal (IP) cultures from the index surgery (n=177 out of 554), according to whether they received empiric antifungals (AF) or not

Total
(n=177)
Empiric AF
(n=95)
No empiric AF
(n=82)
P value
No growth29.4% (52/177)30.5% (29/95)28.0% (23/82)
Candida spp42.9% (76/177)46.3% (44/95)39.0% (32/82)0.854
 In isolation32.8% (58/177)33.7% (32/95)31.7% (26/82)
Escherichia coli1.1% (2/177)0.0% (0/95)2.4% (2/82)
Enterobacter/Klebsiella6.2% (11/177)5.3% (5/95)7.3% (6/82)
Pseudomonas0.6% (1/177)1.1% (1/92)0.0% (0/82)
Streptococci7.3% (13/177)7.4% (7/95)7.3% (6/82)
Enterococci2.3% (4/177)2.1% (2/95)2.4% (2/82)
Staphylococci2.8% (5/177)2.1% (2/95)3.7% (3/82)
Polymicrobial17.5% (31/177)17.9% (17/95)17.1% (14/82)
 Included Candida spp10.2% (18/177)12.6% (12/95)7.3% (6/82)