Invasive Candida Infection after Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery for Gastric Cancer
Table 3
Microbiological data (from intraabdominal fluid, blood, and pleural effusions) and other laboratory parameters of the Group 2 patients during their ICU stay.
Nonfungal ()
Invasive ()
valu
Intraabdominal positive cultures (%):
No organisms
22/39 (56.4%)
5/10 (50%)
0.59
E. coli
10/39 (25.6%)
2/10 (20%)
0.61
Klebsiella spp.
1/39 (2.6%)
0
NA
Enterococcus spp.
1/39 (2.6%)
0
NA
Staph. aureus
1/39 (2.6%)
0
NA
Staph. coagulase negative
1/39 (2.6%)
0
NA
Streptococcus
1/39 (2.6%)
1/10 (10%)
0.17
Pseudomonas spp.
1/39 (2.6%)
0
NA
Pleural effusion positive cultures (%)
No organisms
35/39 (89.7%)
9/10 (90%)
0.8
Streptococcus
2/39 (5.1%)
1/10 (10%)
0.75
Staph. coagulase negative
1/39 (2.6%)
0
NA
Pseudomonas spp.
1/39 (2.6%)
0
NA
Blood cultures (%):
No organisms
21/39 (53.8%)
5/10 (50%)
0.35
E. coli
1/39 (2.6%)
0
NA
Klebsiella spp.
8/39 (20.5%)
0
NA
Staph. coagulase negative
4/39 (10.3%)
4/10 (40%)
0.23
Streptococcus constellatus
2/39 (5.1%)
1/10 (10%)
0.3
Pseudomonas spp.
3/39 (7.6%)
0
NA
Laboratory :
WBC (cells/mcq, mean ± SD)
16410.7 ± 1421.4
17800 ± 1389.4
0.41
Neutrophil (%)
85.8 ± 8.4
83 ± 11.1
0.27
Creatinine (mg/dl)
0.94 ± 0.58
1.6 ± 0.2
0.01
Phosphorus (mmol/L)
3.78 ± 1.4
4.06 ± 1.44
0.75
pH arterial blood
7.31 ± 0.1
7.32 ± 0.12
0.24
Lactate arterial blood (mmol)
1.96 ± 1.8
2.67 ± 0.7
0.11
was found to be statistically significant. Invasive fungal (Candida) complications: Candida peritonitis, candidemia, and Candida empyema. All laboratory data presented are those recorded on admission to the ICU.
