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

• Published in: Revista 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
• Language: Spanish
• 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

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...