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JOURNAL OF INFECTION
Volume 45, Issue 1, Pages 25-28Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.0999
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Objective: To describe the epidemiology of Candida bloodstream infections (BSI) in Northern Ireland. Methods: Retrospective collation of data relating to all clinically significant BSI in a university teaching hospital, which had been recorded prospectively, between 1984 and 2000. Results: One hundred and forty five episodes of candidaemia occurred in 144 patients (of mean age 56.6 years). The contribution of Candida spp. towards all significant BSI increased from 2.0%, to 2.5%, C. albicans was the most frequently isolated species, however, its incidence fell from 70%, to 53% during the study period. The greatest increase in incidence was seen with C. glabrata which was the most common non-albicans species. Twenty-nine per cent of isolates occurred in patients from an intensive care unit and, surprisingly, a further 25.5%, occurred in patients from a surgical service. Conclusion: There appears to be several subtle differences in the epidemiology of candidal BSI between Northern Ireland and other countries. (C) 2002 The British Infection Society.
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