Profile of antifungal susceptibility of species of Candida isolated from hemocultures in a university hospital, Maracaibo, Venezuela

The aim of this study was to determine the in vitro susceptibility of amphotericin B, fluconazole and itraconazole, to several Candida spp recovered from blood cultures on hospitalized patients at the University Hospital of Maracaibo, Venezuela. The determination of the antifungal susceptibility was...

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Published inRevista iberoamericana de micología Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 97
Main Authors Arcaya, Noris Margarita, Mesa, Luz Mila, Pineda, Maritza Rebeca, Beltrán-Luengo, Haydee, Milagros Calvo, Belinda
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.06.2006
Subjects
Amphotericin B - pharmacology
Antifungal Agents - pharmacology
Candida - drug effects
Candida - isolation & purification
Candidiasis - epidemiology
Candidiasis - microbiology
Drug Resistance, Fungal
Fluconazole - pharmacology
Fungemia - epidemiology
Fungemia - microbiology
Hospitals, University
Humans
Itraconazole - pharmacology
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Venezuela - epidemiology
Venezuela
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Summary:The aim of this study was to determine the in vitro susceptibility of amphotericin B, fluconazole and itraconazole, to several Candida spp recovered from blood cultures on hospitalized patients at the University Hospital of Maracaibo, Venezuela. The determination of the antifungal susceptibility was carried out according to the microdilution method in broth developed by The European Committee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST). The profile of susceptibility of the 74 isolates showed that all the studied species were susceptible to amphotericin B, and 97.2% and 89.2% to fluconazole and itraconazole, respectively.
ISSN:1130-1406