Abstract Background Data on the trends of the incidence of candidemia caused by C. albicans and C. parapsilosis in recent years are very limited. At the same time, factors that predispose to candidemia, caused by both species and the epidemiology of hospital transmission, are not well known. Our study analyzed 14 years of candidemia in a single institution in order to compare the incidence, clinical outcomes, and transmission patterns of both species. Methods We conducted a retrospective study (2010–2023) in a 123…