Candidaemia in polish hospitals – a multicentre survey. Issue 5 (8th April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nawrot, Urszula; Pajączkowska, Magdalena; Fleischer, Małgorzata; Przondo‐Mordarska, Hanna; Samet, Alfred; Piasecka‐Pazik, Dorota; Komarnicka, Jolanta; Sulik‐Tyszka, Beata; Swoboda‐Kopeć, Ewa; Cieślik, Justyna; Mikucka, Agnieszka; Gospodarek, Eugenia; Ozorowski, Tomasz; Mól, Anna; Tryniszewska, Elżbieta; Kłosowska, Wioletta; Krawczyk, Małgorzata; Golec, Krzysztof; Szymaniak, Ludmiła; Giedrys‐Kalemba, Stefania; Bilska, Iwona; Prawda‐Zołotar, Jolanta; Juszczyk‐Grudzińska, Małgorzata; Wróblewska, Małgorzata; Burdynowski, Krzysztof
• Is Part Of: Mycoses. Volume 56:Issue 5(2013)
• Page Start: 576
• Page End: 581
• Publication Date: 2013-04-08
• Subjects: Pathogenic fungi -- Periodicals; Medical mycology -- Periodicals; 616.969
• DOI: 10.1111/myc.12077
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0933-7407

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en" id="myc12077-abs-0001"> <title>Summary</title> <p>Significant changes in the frequency of candidaemia and the distribution of causative species have been noted worldwide in the last two decades. In this study, we present the results of the first multicentre survey of fungaemia in Polish hospitals. A total of 302 candidaemia episodes in 294 patients were identified in 20 hospitals during a 2‐year period. The highest number of infections was found in intensive care (30.8%) and surgical (29.5%) units, followed by haematological (15.9%), 'others' (19.2%) and neonatological (4.6%) units. <italic>Candida albicans</italic> was isolated from 50.96% of episodes; its prevalence was higher in intensive care unit and neonatology (61.22% and 73.33%, respectively), and significantly lower in haematology (22%; <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001). The frequency of <italic>C. krusei</italic> and <italic>C. tropicalis</italic> was significantly higher (24% and 18%) in haematology (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.02); whereas, the distribution of <italic>C. glabrata</italic> (14.1%) and <italic>C. parapsilosis</italic> (13.1%) did not possess statistically significant differences between compared departments. Obtained data indicates that species distribution of <italic>Candida</italic> blood isolates in Polish hospitals reflects worldwide trends, particularly a decrease in the prevalence of infections due to <italic>C. albicans</italic>.</p> </abstract>