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Candidemia surveillance in Iowa: emergence of echinocandin resistance.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Jun 2014
Matsumoto Eiyu, Boyken Linda, Tendolkar Shailesh, McDanel Jennifer, Castanheira Mariana, Pfaller Michael, Diekema Daniel
Abstract excerpt
We performed prospective surveillance for candidemia at 14 Iowa hospitals in 2011-2012. A total of 163 episodes were analyzed. Candida albicans (n = 69 [42%]) and Candida glabrata (n = 58 [36%]) were the most common species. Antifungal resistance was uncommon; 9% of C. glabrata were fluconazole resistant, and 5% (3 isolates) were intermediate or resistant to 1 or more of the echinocandins. Molecular analyses of...
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