Affiliation:
1. University of Iceland, Reykjavik 101Departments of
2. Clinical Microbiology
3. Internal Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik 108, Iceland
Abstract
ABSTRACT
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.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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