Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2008)

Epidemiology and Antifungal Susceptibility of Bloodstream Candida Isolates in Quebec: Report on 453 Cases between 2003 and 2005

  • Guy St-Germain,
  • Michel Laverdière,
  • René Pelletier,
  • Pierre René,
  • Anne-Marie Bourgault,
  • Claude Lemieux,
  • Michael Libman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/634046
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. 55 – 62

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Between May 2003 and April 2005, a population-based surveillance of Candida bloodstream infections was conducted in Quebec. A total of 453 episodes of candidemia (464 yeast isolates) from 54 participating hospitals were studied.