title: A 10-year survey of antifungal susceptibility of candidemia isolates from intensive care unit patients in Greece.
abstract: This study retrospectively reviews the susceptibility of 135 baseline ICU candidemia isolates (from 1997 to 2007) to nine antifungals as determined by the AFST-EUCAST microdilution method and identifies the most frequent causative agents of confirmed point-source candidemia outbreaks in local intensive care units. A minority of common and rare Candida species displayed decreased susceptibility to all antifungals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care, University Hospital Attikon, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian Univeristy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
authors.forename: Aristea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velegraki
authors.forename: Matthew E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Falagas
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D003625:Data Collection; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents