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ethnicity and other possible risk factors for candidemia at 3 tertiary care university hospitals in hawaii.

a total of 108 cases of candidemia detected in 3 tertiary care university hospitals in hawaii between january 2001 and december 2002 were retrospectively reviewed. candida albicans, candida glabrata, and candida tropicalis accounted for 28% of the cases. mortality among filipino patients was significantly higher than that among other ethnic groups (71% vs 48%; p<.05).