Increasing incidence of candidemia: results from a 20-year nationwide study in Iceland

To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field A nationwide study on candidemia was conducted in Iceland from 1980 to 1999. The annual incidence increased from 1.4 cases/100,000 inhabitants/year between 1980 and 1984 to 4.9 cases/100,00...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Main Authors: Asmundsdottir, Lena Ros, Erlendsdottir, Helga, Gottfredsson, Magnus
Other Authors: University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2008
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Antifungal Agents
Blood
Candida
Candida albicans
Candidiasis
Child
Preschool
Culture Media
Fungemia
Humans
Iceland
Incidence
Infant
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2336/32393
https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.9.3489-3492.2002
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Summary:To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field A nationwide study on candidemia was conducted in Iceland from 1980 to 1999. The annual incidence increased from 1.4 cases/100,000 inhabitants/year between 1980 and 1984 to 4.9 cases/100,000 inhabitants/year between 1995 and 1999 (P < 0.0001). Candidemia episodes at university hospitals increased from 0.15/1,000 admissions to 0.55/1,000 admissions (P < 0.0001). Candida albicans was the predominant species responsible (64.4%). The national import of fluconazole increased approximately fourfold during the second half of the study, but increased resistance to this agent was not observed.

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