Table 3

Microbiology data for patients with available cultures from organ space infections (OSI) (n=59 out of 77), according to whether they received empiric antifungals (AF) or not

Total
(n=59)
Empiric AF
(n=27)
No empiric AF
(n=32)
P value
No growth27.1% (16/59)25.9% (7/27)28.1% (9/32)
Candida spp44.1% (26/59)48.1% (13/27)40.6% (13/32)0.532
 In isolation32.2% (19/59)44.4% (12/27)21.9% (7/32)
Enterobacter/Klebsiella10.2% (6/59)7.4% (2/27)12.5% (4/32)
Pseudomonas1.7% (1/59)3.7% (1/27)0.0% (0/32)
Streptococci5.1% (3/59)3.7% (1/27)6.3% (2/32)
Stenotrophomonas1.7% (1/59)3.7% (1/27)0.0% (0/32)
Polymicrobial18.6% (11/59)11.1% (3/27)25.0% (8/32)
 Included Candida spp11.9% (7/59)3.7% (1/27)18.9% (6/32)
  • P values were obtained from a χ2 test.