| Literature DB >> 17654270 |
Yi Ann Louis Chai1, Yue Wang, Ai Leng Khoo, Fong Yee Chan, Carol Chow, Gamini Kumarasinghe, Kamaljit Singh, Paul Ananth Tambyah.
Abstract
An 18-month epidemiologic investigation of Candida bloodstream infections in a Singapore hospital identified 52 candidemic patients: 36% of whose infections were caused by C. tropicalis, 29% were due to C. albicans, 10% with C. parapsilosis and 21% involved C. glabrata. A predominant clonal C. tropicalis strain was demonstrated. No association with ICU stay, prior exposure to fluconazole/broad-spectrum antibiotics or increased mortality was found in this apparent shift towards non-C. albicans Candida species as the primary agents of candidemia.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17654270 DOI： 10.1080/13693780701385868
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Mycol ISSN： 1369-3786 Impact factor: 4.076