Emergence of Candida tropicalis as the major cause of fungaemia in India.
The fungal isolates (n = 191) from 1970 consecutive blood cultures over a 9-year period were identified. Candida tropicalis was the predominant isolate accounting for 66% of all isolates whereas Candida albicans ranked only a distant second with 21%. The difference was highly significant (P < 0.00001) The other isolates included C. parapsilosis (5.8%), C. glabrata (2.1%), C. pelliculosa (1.2%), C. lipolytica (1.0%) C. krusei (1.0%) and Trichosporon beigelii (2.6%). The isolates were obtained predominantly from postoperative patients on therapy with more than one antibiotic.
Mathews
M S
MS
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India. mmathews@micro.cmc.ernet.in
Samuel
P R
PR
Suresh
M
M
D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016469:Fungemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies