Burden of hospitalization of patients with Candida and Aspergillus infections in Australia

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the burden of hospitalization of patients with Aspergillus and Candida infections in Australia from 1995 to 1999. METHODS: Data were extracted from the National Hospital Morbidity Database. A hospitalization with an aspergillosis diagnosis was defined as any discharge with a diagnosis of aspergillosis. A hospitalization with a candidiasis diagnosis was defined as any discharge with a diagnosis of disseminated, invasive, or non-invasive candidiasis. Outcome measures included number of hospitalizations, length of stay (LOS), cost (AUS$), and mortality. RESULTS: 4583 hospitalizations with an aspergillosis diagnosis and 57,758 hospitalizations with a candidias..