Organ and system involvement and sites of isolation of fungus
| Site of infection or site of isolation of organism | Number of cases |
|---|---|
| *In addition to the 26 infants with chest radiographic evidence of pneumonia, reporting clinicians were unable to attribute chest radiographic changes to infection as opposed to respiratory distress in a further 11 infants. | |
| †34 infants did not have a cerebrospinal fluid examination. | |
| Peripheral blood | 67 |
| Urine | 26 |
| Radiographic evidence of pneumonia* | 26 |
| Umbilical line tip | 21 |
| Percutaneous central line tip | 17 |
| Skin abscess | 17 |
| Ultrasound finding of renal “fungal balls” | 9 |
| Meningitis† | 7 |
| Peritonitis | 7 |
| Osteomyelitis | 2 |
| Endocarditis | 3 |
| Ophthalmitis | 2 |
| Postmortem diagnosis only | 3 |