TY - JOUR
T1 - Susceptibilities to amphotericin B and fluconazole of Candida species in Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance of Yeasts 2006
AU - Yang, Yun-Liang
AU - Wang, An-Huei
AU - Wang, Chih-Wei
AU - Cheng, Wei-Ting
AU - Li, Shu Ying
AU - Lo, Hsiu-Jung
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Susceptibilities to amphotericin B and fluconazole of 964 Candida isolates collected in Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance of Yeasts in 2006 were determined. There were 419 (43.5%) Candida albicans, 246 (25.5%) Candida tropicalis, 211 (21.9%) Candida glabrata, 62 (6.4%) Candida parapsilosis, 14 (1.5%) Candida krusei, and 12 (1.2%) others. Interestingly, 16 of the 17 amphotericin B-resistant isolates were non-albicans Candida species. The resistant rate to amphotericin B has decreased from 2.5% in 2002 to 1.8% in 2006. On the other hand, there were 132 C. tropicalis, 14 C. krusei, 10 C. albicans, and 9 C. glabrata isolates that had MICs to fluconazole >= 64 mu g/mL. The prevalence of isolates with such high MICs was significantly higher than that in 2002 (17.1% versus 1.9%). Our results further indicate that most of the isolates with MICs to fluconazole >= 64 mu g/mL exhibited the "trailing" phenomenon. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
AB - Susceptibilities to amphotericin B and fluconazole of 964 Candida isolates collected in Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance of Yeasts in 2006 were determined. There were 419 (43.5%) Candida albicans, 246 (25.5%) Candida tropicalis, 211 (21.9%) Candida glabrata, 62 (6.4%) Candida parapsilosis, 14 (1.5%) Candida krusei, and 12 (1.2%) others. Interestingly, 16 of the 17 amphotericin B-resistant isolates were non-albicans Candida species. The resistant rate to amphotericin B has decreased from 2.5% in 2002 to 1.8% in 2006. On the other hand, there were 132 C. tropicalis, 14 C. krusei, 10 C. albicans, and 9 C. glabrata isolates that had MICs to fluconazole >= 64 mu g/mL. The prevalence of isolates with such high MICs was significantly higher than that in 2002 (17.1% versus 1.9%). Our results further indicate that most of the isolates with MICs to fluconazole >= 64 mu g/mL exhibited the "trailing" phenomenon. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
KW - Candida; susceptibility; resistance
U2 - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.01.011
DO - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.01.011
M3 - Article
VL - 61
SP - 175
EP - 180
JO - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
JF - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
SN - 0732-8893
IS - 2
ER -