Volume 16, Number 2—February 2010
Research
Epidemiology of Cryptococcus gattii, British Columbia, Canada, 1999–2007
Eleni Galanis
, Laura MacDougall, Sarah Kidd, Mohammad Morshed, and the British Columbia Cryptococcus gattii Working Group
, Laura MacDougall, Sarah Kidd, Mohammad Morshed, and the British Columbia Cryptococcus gattii Working Group
Table 2
Characteristics of hospitalizations and demographic data for 322 persons hospitalized for cryptococcosis, British Columbia, Canada, 1999–2006
| Characteristic | Cryptococcosis without HIV/AIDS | Cryptococcosis with HIV/AIDS | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. hospitalizations | 266 | 267 | |
| No. case-patients | 191 | 131 | |
| Incidence* | 5.8 | 3.9 | 0.004 |
| No. admissions per case-patient, median (range) | 1 (1–7) | 3 (1–11) | <0.001 |
| Length of stay, d, median (range) |
8 (0–142) |
14 (1–288) |
<0.001 |
| Demographic data | |||
| Male sex, % | 56.5 | 82.4 | 0.007 |
| Age, y | |||
| Mean | 57.9 | 40.3 | <0.001 |
| Range | 1–91 | 6–75 |
*Average annual hospitalization rate per million British Columbia population.
1Members involved in this study were Patrick Doyle, John Galbraith, Linda Hoang, Pamela Kibsey, Min-Kuang Lee, Sultana Mithani, Marc Romney, and Diane Roscoe.
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