Incidence of cases of Candida parapsilosis candidaemia in a neonatal unit from 2002 through 2008 (Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil)
| Year | Number of admissions to the unit | Number of cases of C parapsilosis fungemia (percentage of total Candida fungemia) | C parapsilosis Incidence (per 1000 admissions) | Number of cases of other Candida fungemia | Total incidence of all Candida fungemia (per 1000 admissions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1470 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 2003 | 562 | 1 (6.7) | 1.8 | 14 | 26.7 |
| 2004 | 550 | 11 (61) | 20* | 7 | 32.7 |
| 2005 | 508 | 10 (59) | 19.7 | 7 | 34.5 |
| 2006 | 756 | 6 (50) | 7.9 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 2007 | 859 | 6 (86) | 7.0 | 1 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | 935 | 2 (100) | 2.1 | 0 | 2.1 |
*p=0.00007 (χ2 for trend from 2002 to 2004).