title: Susceptibilities to amphotericin B and fluconazole of Candida species in Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance of Yeasts 2006.
abstract: Susceptibilities to amphotericin B and fluconazole of 964 Candida isolates collected in Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance of Yeasts in 2006 were determined. There were 419 (43.5%) Candida albicans, 246 (25.5%) Candida tropicalis, 211 (21.9%) Candida glabrata, 62 (6.4%) Candida parapsilosis, 14 (1.5%) Candida krusei, and 12 (1.2%) others. Interestingly, 16 of the 17 amphotericin B-resistant isolates were non-albicans Candida species. The resistant rate to amphotericin B has decreased from 2.5% in 2002 to 1.8% in 2006. On the other hand, there were 132 C. tropicalis, 14 C. krusei, 10 C. albicans, and 9 C. glabrata isolates that had MICs to fluconazole > or =64 microg/mL. The prevalence of isolates with such high MICs was significantly higher than that in 2002 (17.1% versus 1.9%). Our results further indicate that most of the isolates with MICs to fluconazole > or =64 microg/mL exhibited the "trailing" phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yun-Liang
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: An-Huei
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chih-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei-Ting
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Shu-Ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hsiu-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D015725:Fluconazole