Characteristics of 66 enrolled surgical patients
| Age (mean±SD), years (range) | 75±20 (20–94) |
| Male/female (n) | 39/27 |
| History of abdominal surgery | 39 |
| Samples positive for Candida spp (n) | |
| Peritoneal fluid | 18 |
| Blood smear | 22 |
| Blood PCR | 30 |
| Biopsy/resection | 23 |
| Percutaneous aspiration biopsy of abscess | 40 |
| Bile sample aspirate | 17 |
| Previous surgery | 37 |
| Antibiotics at home | 51 |
| Location and aetiologies of complicated IAI (n) | |
| Lower gastrointestinal tract | |
| Appendicitis | 7 |
| Diverticulitis | 10 |
| Malignancy | 15 |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 5 |
| Ischaemic | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 10 |
| Upper intestinal tract | |
| Biliary disease | 8 |
| Malignancy | 6 |
IAI, intra-abdominal infection.