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Table 2 Species distribution of Candida from cases of invasive candidiasisa [8].

From: Epidemiology and antifungal resistance in invasive candidiasis

Species

% of total casesb

 

1997-1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

C. albicans

73.3

69.8

68.1

65.4

61.4

62.3

C. glabrata

11.0

9.7

9.5

11.1

10.7

12.0

C. tropicalis

4.6

5.3

7.2

7.5

7.4

7.5

C. parapsilosis

4.2

4.9

5.6

6.9

6.6

7.3

C. krusei

1.7

2.2

3.2

2.5

2.6

2.7

C. guilliermondii

0.5

0.8

0.8

0.7

1.0

0.8

C. lusitaniae

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.5

0.6

C. kefyr

0.2

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.5

C. rugosa

0.03

0.03

0.2

0.7

0.6

0.4

C. famata

0.08

0.2

0.5

0.2

0.4

0.3

C. inconspicua

  

0.08

0.1

0.2

0.3

C. novegensis

  

0.08

0.1

0.07

0.1

C. dubliniensis

  

0.01

0.08

0.1

0.05

C. lipolytica

  

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.08

C. zeylanoides

  

0.03

0.08

0.02

0.04

C. pelliculosa

   

0.06

0.05

0.04

Canida spp.

3.9

6.0

3.7

3.3

7.9

4.9

Total no. of cases

22,533

20,998

11,698

21,804

24,680

33,002

  1. a Data compiled from the ARTEMIS DISK surveillance Program, 1997 to 2003 (221).
  2. b Includes all specimen types and all hospitals from a total of 127 different institutions in 39 countries.
  3. c Candida species not otherwise identified.
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European Journal of Medical Research

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