| Literature DB >> 29491338 |
Hiroshi Kakeya1, Koichi Yamada1, Yukihiro Kaneko2, Katsunori Yanagihara3, Kazuhiro Tateda4, Shigefumi Maesaki5, Yoshio Takesue6, Kazunori Tomono7, Jun-Ichi Kadota8, Mitsuo Kaku9, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki10, Katsuhiko Kamei11, Kazutoshi Shibuya12, Yoshitiho Niki13, Minoru Yoshida14, Yoshihiro Sei15.
Abstract
The Epidemiological Investigation Committee for Human Mycoses in Japan performed a retrospective epidemiological survey of candidemia and causative Candida species. Data from 2003 to 2014 were collected from 10 Japanese university hospitals. A total of 328,318 blood cultures were included. The prevalence of fungi in all cultures and in positive cultures were 0.58±0.09% and 4.46±0.66%, respectively. Among the results that were positive for Candida species (N=1,921), Candida albicans was the most common species (39.5%) and was followed by Candida parapsilosis (23.3%), Candida glabrata (13.2%), Candida tropicalis (7.1%), Candida krusei (3.2%), and others (13.7%). During the last 6 years, the frequency of C. albicans has significantly decreased in Japan, while that of C. glabrata has increased. Additional surveys are needed to continuously monitor the trends in the distribution of candidemia.Entities:
Keywords: Candida; Japan; blood stream infections; candidemia
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29491338 DOI： 10.3314/mmj.17-00014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Mycol J