Occurrence of yeast bloodstream infections between 1987 and 1995 in five Dutch university hospitals

Voß, Andreas; Kluytmans, Jan; Koeleman, J.G.M.; Spanjaard, Lodewijk; Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Christina M. J. E.; Verbrugh, Henri A.; Vos, Margreet C.; Weersink, Annemarie; Hoogkamp-Korstanje, J. A. A.; Meis, Jacques F.

doi:10.1007/bf01690507

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“…In bloodstream infections, the breakpoints or MICs of antifungal agents must be determined to identify risk factors for infections by resistant yeasts and to assess the clinical relevance of the treatments. Similar reports in Europe have shown that bloodstream infections caused by yeasts are increasing [11][12][13].…”

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Aetiology and antifungal susceptibility of yeast bloodstream infections in a Hungarian university hospital between 1996 and 2000

Dóczi

Dósa

Hajdú

et al. 2002

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the aetiology and susceptibility of different Candida species originating from blood cultures received from different clinical wards of the University Hospital in Szeged, Hungary, from 1996 to 2000. A total of 145 episodes of fungaemia occurred in 68 patients. In 73.5% of the patients the infections were due to Candida albicans, 7.3% to C. parapsilosis, 5.9% to C. krusei, 4.4% to C. tropicalis and 3% each to C. glabrata, other Candida spp. and Cryptococcus neoformans. There were no appreciable differences in the distribution of yeast species during the 5-year period: C. albicans remained the predominant species causing bloodstream infections in this hospital, similar to the results of other studies (Norway, SENTRY Program in USA, Canada and South America). Most of the Candida isolates (39.3%) were from blood cultures of patients hospitalised in surgical wards, 28.3% were from adult intensive care units (ICUs), 13.8% from paediatric ICUs, 11% from haematology and 7.6% from cardiology departments. MICs for amphotericin B, fluconazole and itraconazole were determined for 83% of the isolates. All isolates were susceptible to amphotericin B. The percentage of yeast isolates with decreased susceptibility or resistance to fluconazole was smaller (15.7%) than that for itraconazole (24%).

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Aetiology and antifungal susceptibility of yeast bloodstream infections in a Hungarian university hospital between 1996 and 2000

Dóczi

Dósa

Hajdú

et al. 2002

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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“…For instance, in The Netherlands an increasing incidence of candidemia has been reported during the period between eighties and nineties (Voss et al, 1996) but on the other hand, in a neighbouring country such as Switzerland the incidence of Candida BSI infections remained unchanged during the same period (Marchetti et al, 2004). Therefore, it seems that there are some differences in the epidemiology of candidemia between different countries.…”

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Epidemiology of Bloodstream Candida spp. Infections Observed During a Surveillance Study Conducted in Spain

Cisterna¹,

Ezpeleta²,

Tellería³

2012

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“…In the 1980s, Candida species were reported to be the seventh most common nosocomial pathogens hospitalwide, ranking fourth in intensive care units (ICUs) where they accounted for c. 10% of all bloodstream infections [5][6][7]. This general incidence has continued in the past decade in the USA [8], as well as in Europe [9][10][11][12]. Despite the high morbidity and mortality associated with candidosis, no decrease in the incidence of this infection has yet been achieved.…”

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Combined detection of mannanaemia and anti-mannan antibodies as a strategy for the diagnosis of systemic infection caused by pathogenic Candida species

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Poirot

Tabouret

et al. 2002

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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Occurrence of yeast bloodstream infections between 1987 and 1995 in five Dutch university hospitals

Cited by 115 publications

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Aetiology and antifungal susceptibility of yeast bloodstream infections in a Hungarian university hospital between 1996 and 2000

Aetiology and antifungal susceptibility of yeast bloodstream infections in a Hungarian university hospital between 1996 and 2000

Epidemiology of Bloodstream Candida spp. Infections Observed During a Surveillance Study Conducted in Spain

Combined detection of mannanaemia and anti-mannan antibodies as a strategy for the diagnosis of systemic infection caused by pathogenic Candida species

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