TABLE 1.
Frequency of fluconazole resistancea among Candida species
| Species | No. of isolates tested | No. (%) of fluconazole-resistant isolatesb |
|---|---|---|
| C. albicans | 5,345 | 47 (1) |
| C. glabrata | 1,432 | 121 (8) |
| C. parapsilosis | 434 | 4 (1) |
| C. tropicalis | 319 | 3 (1) |
| C. krusei | 171 | 171 (100) |
| C. guilliermondii | 56 | 3 (5) |
| C. lusitaniae | 42 | 1 (2) |
| C. pelliculosa | 14 | 0 (0) |
| Candida spp.c | 24 | 1 (4) |
| All species | 7,837 | 351 (4) |
a
Determined by NCCLS M27-A2 broth microdilution.
b
MIC, ≥64 μg/ml.
c
C. dubliniensis (two isolates), C. famata (three isolates), C. kefyr (seven isolates), C. lipolytica (four isolates), C. rugosa (five isolates), and C. zeylanoides (three isolates).