International surveillance of blood stream infections due to Candida species in the European SENTRY Program: species distribution and antifungal susceptibility …
MA Pfaller, RN Jones, GV Doern, AC Fluit… - … and infectious disease, 1999 - Elsevier
The SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, an international study of blood stream
infections (BSIs), detected 170 episodes of candidemia in 20 European medical centers (13
nations) between January and December, 1997. Twenty-three percent of the candidal BSI
occurred in patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit, 21% in patients in an internal
medicine service, 13% in patients in a surgical service, and 9% in patients in an oncology
service. Overall, 53% of the BSI were attributable to Candida albicans followed in …
infections (BSIs), detected 170 episodes of candidemia in 20 European medical centers (13
nations) between January and December, 1997. Twenty-three percent of the candidal BSI
occurred in patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit, 21% in patients in an internal
medicine service, 13% in patients in a surgical service, and 9% in patients in an oncology
service. Overall, 53% of the BSI were attributable to Candida albicans followed in …