TABLE 1.
Species distribution of 398 Candida bloodstream isolates in Monterrey, Mexico, separated into three phases (2004 to 2007)
| Species | No. of isolates (%) from:
|
Total no. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | ||
| C. albicans | 42 (35) | 49 (32.5) | 36 (28.3) | 127 (31.9) |
| C. parapsilosis | 42 (35) | 61 (40.4) | 48 (37.8) | 151 (37.9) |
| C. tropicalis | 15 (12.5) | 18 (11.9) | 26 (20.4) | 59 (14.8) |
| C. glabrata | 15 (12.5) | 10 (6.6) | 7 (5.5) | 32 (8.0) |
| C. krusei | 2 (1.6) | 3 (1.9) | 6 (4.7) | 11 (2.7) |
| C. guilliermondii | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.6) | 5 (1.3) |
| Other Candida spp. | 3a (2.5) | 8b (5.3) | 2c (1.6) | 13 (3.3) |
| Total | 120 | 151 | 127 | 398 |
a
C. zeylanoides (n = 1), C utilis (n = 2).
b
C. zeylanoides (n = 1), C. famata (n = 3), C. rugosa (n = 2), C. lusitaniae (n = 1), C. boidinii (n = 1).
c
C. famata (n = 1), C. lusitaniae (n = 1).