title: [Trend of susceptibility testing of clinical isolates of Candida species from aseptic samples in hospitals in Saitama prefecture].
abstract: We investigated the susceptibility of Candida species from clinical aseptic samples, including blood, at some hospitals in Saitama prefecture. Candida spp. detected from aseptic samples in the 6 institutes in Saitama prefecture from November 2007 to July 2011 were studied. The number of isolates was 85, which are 43 (50.6%) of Candida albicans, 24 (28.2%) of Candida parapsilosis, 5 (5.9%) of Candida glabrata, 5 (5.9%) of Candida tropicalis, 4 (4.7%) of Candida guilliermondii, 2 (2.4%) of Candida fermentati, 1 (1.2%) of Candida famata and Candida lusitaniae, respectively. All isolates were susceptible to amphotericin B. However, resistant isolates against micafungin were 3 in 5 of C. glabrata. We analyzed susceptibility of Candida spp. in Saitama prefecture in the article, and our study might be useful for the fungal therapy in the region.
authors.forename: Norihito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tarumoto
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Giichi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hashikita
authors.forename: Shun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yuki
authors.forename: Yoneji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.forename: Ichino
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kanoh
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimojima
authors.forename: Mitsunori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaneda
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Shigefumi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maesaki
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002175:Candida / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents