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 

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Published in:Mycoses 2001-10, Vol.44 (7-8), p.278-280
Main Authors: Mathews, Mary S., Samuel, Promila R., Suresh, Mercy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Candida
Candida - classification
Candida - isolation & purification
Candida tropicalis
Candidiasis - epidemiology
Candidiasis - microbiology
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
fungaemia
Fungemia - epidemiology
Fungemia - microbiology
Fungämie
Human mycoses
India
India - epidemiology
Indien
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous mycoses
Mycoses
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Trichosporon beigelii
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Summary: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 
ISSN:0933-7407
1439-0507
DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0507.2001.00641.x