Increasing Incidence of Candidemia: Results from a 20-Year Nationwide Study in Iceland

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...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Main Authors: Ásmundsdóttir, Lena Rós, Erlendsdóttir, Helga, Gottfredsson, Magnús
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2002
Subjects:
Mycology
Iceland
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130691
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12202600
https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.9.3489-3492.2002
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Summary: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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