Volume 16, Number 2—February 2010
Research
Epidemiology of Cryptococcus gattii, British Columbia, Canada, 1999–2007
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.