title: Species distribution and anti-fungal susceptibility of Candidaemia at a multi super-specialty center in Southern India.
abstract: Candidaemia is one of the leading causes of nosocomial bloodstream infections. There is a rise in the incidence of non-albicans candidaemia and emergence of anti-fungal resistance. We performed a retrospective laboratory-based study over a period of 2 years (January 2009 to December 2010) at our quaternary care multi super-specialty hospital in Southern India. There had been 68 Candida isolates detected from the bloodstream of 55 patients during the study period. Overall, 74% of cases were due to non-albicans Candida. C. tropicalis was most commonly isolated (39.7%), followed by C. albicans (26.4%). All Candida isolates remain susceptible to voriconazole, whereas highest degree of resistance was observed for fluconazole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Manipal Hospital, HAL Airport Road, Bangalore 560 017, India. dr_ranjeeta_adhikary@yahoo.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adhikary
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D058387:Candidemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014230:Triazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D015725:Fluconazole; D065819:Voriconazole