Volume 9, Number 8—August 2003
Research
Candidemia in Finland, 1995–1999
Eira Poikonen*
, Outi Lyytikäinen†, Veli-Jukka Anttila‡, and Petri Ruutu†
, Outi Lyytikäinen†, Veli-Jukka Anttila‡, and Petri Ruutu†
Table 2
Distribution of Candida spp. causing bloodstream infections, Finland, 1995–1999a
| Candida species | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 1995–1999 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. albicans |
67 |
(57) |
75 |
(67) |
73 |
(66) |
61 |
(62) |
73 |
(83) |
70 |
(335) |
| Non-C. albicans |
33 |
(28) |
25 |
(22) |
27 |
(24) |
39 |
(40) |
27 |
(30) |
30 |
(144) |
| C. glabrata |
14 |
(12) |
3 |
(3) |
8 |
(7) |
8 |
(8) |
10 |
(11) |
9 |
(41) |
| C. krusei |
5 |
(4) |
12 |
(10) |
4 |
(4) |
15 |
(16) |
5 |
(6) |
8 |
(40) |
| C. parapsilosis |
11 |
(9) |
1 |
(1) |
6 |
(5) |
6 |
(6) |
5 |
(6) |
5 |
(27) |
| C. tropicalis |
1 |
(1) |
3 |
(3) |
1 |
(1) |
5 |
(5) |
3 |
(3) |
3 |
(13) |
| Other | 2 | (2) | 6 | (5) | 8 | (7) | 5 | (5) | 4 | (4) | 5 | (23) |
aPercent (no.).
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