Candidaemia in Sweden: a nationwide prospective observational survey. (17th January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ericsson, J.; Chryssanthou, E.; Klingspor, L.; Johansson, A. G.; Ljungman, P.; Svensson, E.; Sjölin, J.; Roilides, E.
• Is Part Of: Clinical microbiology and infection. Volume 19:Number 4(2013:Apr.)
• Page Start: E218
• Page End: E221
• Publication Date: 2013-01-17
• Subjects: Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Diagnostic microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.01
• DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12111
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1198-743X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en" id="clm12111-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>A prospective observational nationwide investigation was performed from September 2005 to August 2006 to study the epidemiology of candidaemia in Sweden. From 385 patients, 403 isolates were recovered, yielding an incidence of 4.2 cases per 100 000 inhabitants. <italic>Candida albicans</italic> was the most common species (61%), followed by <italic>Candida glabrata</italic> (20%) and <italic>Candida parapsilosis</italic> (9%). The rates of resistance to fluconazole were ≤1% in <italic>C. albicans</italic> and 6–29% in non‐<italic>albicans</italic> species other than <italic>C. glabrata</italic> and <italic>Candida krusei</italic>. Resistance to voriconazole was rare, except for <italic>C. glabrata</italic> and <italic>C. krusei</italic>. Only three isolates had reduced susceptibility to amphotericin B, and one had reduced susceptibility to caspofungin.</p> </abstract>