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This two-year prospective hospital population-based study of candidaemia is the first to be conducted in the UK. It was carried out on behalf on the British Society for Medical Mycology (BSMM) as part of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) epidemiological survey of candidaemia. Six hospitals in England and Wales acted as sentinel hospitals. Main outcome measures were hospital population-based incidence and 30-day mortality. There were 18.7 episodes of candidaemia per 100 000 finished consultant episodes or 3.0/100 000 bed days and 45.4% cases occurred in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Candida albicans was isolated in 64.7% of confirmed cases. The majority of isolates were sensitive to standard antifungal agents, including fluconazole. The overall 30-day mortality was 26.4% and removal of the central venous catheter was associated with a significant reduction in mortality. In conclusion, the incidence of candidaemia in England and Wales is similar to that of the USA, the majority of isolates remain sensitive to commonly used antifungal agents and mortality associated with this infection appears to be failing. (C) 2003 The Hospital Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. ALL rights reserved.
Author(s): Kibbler CC, Seaton S, Barnes RA, Gransden WR, Holliman RE, Johnson EM, Perry JD, Sullivan DJ, Wilson JA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Hospital Infection
Year: 2003
Volume: 54
Issue: 1
Pages: 18-24
ISSN (print): 0195-6701
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Publisher: WB Saunders Co. Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00085-9
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00085-9
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