Research Article

[Retracted] Prediction of Prognostic Risk Factors in Patients with Invasive Candidiasis and Cancer: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study

Table 1

Risk factors for Candida albicans and non-Candida albicans infections.

Candida albicans % ()Non-Candida albicans % ()Statistic value

Male23 (69.70%)148 (65.78)0.4450.657
Age (years)a61.00 (56.00, 69.00)63.00 (54.00, 70.00)-0.1910.848
Length of stay (days)a30.00 (23.00, 46.00)39.00 (28.00, 62.00)2.2530.024
Length of stay in ICUa0.00 (0.00, 4.00)1.00 (0.00, 8.00)1.6580.097
Solid tumour33 (100%)213 (94.67%)1.3590.174
Diabetes7 (21.21%)25 (11.11%)1.6440.100
Pancreatitisb1 (3.03%)1 (0.44%)0.240
Total parenteral nutrition25 (75.76%)209 (92.89%)3.1640.002
Renal failure1 (3.03%)11 (4.89%)1
Recent surgery (within 2 weeks)20 (60.61%)166 (73.78%)1.5750.115
Use immunosuppressantsb6 (18.18%)26 (11.56%)0.267
ICU17 (51.52%)83 (36.89%)1.6110.107
Hypoproteinemia27 (81.82%)161 (71.56%)1.2380.216
Invasive mechanical ventilation14 (42.42%)70 (31.11%)1.2950.195
Urinary catheter31 (93.94%)194 (86.22%)1.2400.215
Gastric tube14 (42.42%)144 (64.00%)2.3760.018
Central venous catheter20 (60.61%)140 (62.22%)0.1790.858
Drainage catheter19 (57.58%)189 (84.00%)3.586<0.001
Endotoxic shockb5 (15.15%)22 (9.78%)0.360
Multiple hospitalisations within 2 years (>2 times)22 (66.67%)140 (62.22%)0.4930.622
Persistent fungal infection12 (36.36%)73 (32.44%)0.4470.655
Serum albumin levela (g/l)27.80 (24.60, 30.80)25.90 (22.60, 29.00)-1.6590.097
Serum creatinine levela (μmol/L)57.00 (45.00, 72.00)67.00 (40.00, 88.00)0.9900.322
Leukocyte counta (10^9/l)6.54 (4.56, 9.52)12.26 (7.46, 14.19)4.829<0.001
Total bilirubin levela (μmol/l)14.00 (8.80, 26.70)17.30 (10.60, 56.10)0.9990.318
Neutrophil counta (10^9/l)5.30 (3.73, 7.95)9.22 (5.13, 11.68)3.591<0.001
Lymphocyte counta (10^9/l)0.64 (0.44, 0.90)0.85 (0.53, 1.13)2.0170.044
CRPa (mg/l)85.70 (58.55, 124.25)95.40 (76.10, 182.00)1.3220.186
PCTa (ng/ml)0.46 (0.24, 1.09)0.96 (0.24, 3.46)1.1740.240
CD4305.00 (150.00, 463.5)234.00 (159.00, 317.00)0.5700.569
CD8152.00 (98.00, 227.50)110.00 (74.00, 289.00)0.2970.767
CD3472.00 (252.50, 700.50)398.00 (241.00, 634.00)0.3880.698
CD4/CD81.37 (0.91, 2.49)1.93 (1.08, 3.13)-0.6610.509

Note: a is described by median and quartile, and the statistic was the value; other items were described as numbers (), and the statistic was the value, b statistic was the Fisher value.