Clinical Microbiology

Researchers from Emory University report details of new studies and findings in the area of clinical microbiology

Published in Blood Weekly, May 20th, 2010

"Candida species are a common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections. Recent surveillance has shown an increase in the relative proportion of infections caused by Candida glabrata, which has reduced susceptibility to fluconazole," researchers in the United States report.

"We undertook sentinel surveillance with antifungal susceptibility testing to monitor the trends in the proportions of various Candida species causing invasive disease. Forty-one institutions participated in the Candida Surveillance Study. All isolates were submitted to a central laboratory for identification and susceptibility testing. Susceptibility testing was performed in compliance with CLSI...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-05-20)

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