Table 3 Initial therapy by species
From: Candidemia in the critically ill: initial therapy and outcome in mechanically ventilated patients
Species | Echinocandin | Fluconazole |
|---|---|---|
(n = 315) | (n = 374) | |
Albicans | 124 (37%) | 210 (63%) |
Glabrata | 110 (63%) | 65 (37%) |
Krusei | 6 (60%) | 4 (40%) |
Parapsilosis | 31 (37%) | 54 (64%) |
Tropicalis | 24 (47%) | 27 (53%) |
Other species or mixed infection | 20 (59%) | 14 (41%) |