Hospital-based emergency department visits with oral candidiasis in the USA

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2012 Aug;114(2):e26-31. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.02.001. Epub 2012 May 22.

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the number of hospital Emergency Department (ED) visits with a diagnosis of oral candidiasis for the year 2007 in the USA and to identify the comorbid conditions associated with it.

Study design: The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) for 2007 was employed in this study. Patients who visited the ED with a diagnosis of oral candidiasis were selected, and the estimates were projected to the national levels using the discharge weights. Presence of comorbid conditions in these patients was also determined.

Results: A total of 249,092 ED visits had oral candidiasis. Most of the patients belonged to the lower socioeconomic strata. Patients presented with a wide range of comorbid conditions and a large percentage of the patients were subsequently hospitalized after ED visits.

Conclusions: A significant number of patients in the US visited the ED with oral candidiasis in the year 2007.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Candidiasis, Oral / epidemiology*
  • Candidiasis, Oral / therapy
  • Comorbidity
  • Databases, Factual
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Insurance, Health
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Social Class
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult