TABLE 4.
4.5-year comparison of fluconazole-resistant C. albicans by locationa
| Location (unit) | 1997-1998 data
|
1999 data
|
2000 data
|
2001 data
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % R | n | % R | n | % R | n | % R | n | |
| Dermatology | 0.0 | 68 | 2.2 | 139 | 0.9 | 113 | 1.2 | 253 |
| Hematology-oncology | 1.3 | 397 | 0.9 | 939 | 2.0 | 395 | 0.8 | 1,063 |
| Medical | 0.3 | 1,040 | 0.3 | 1,797 | 0.8 | 2,369 | 1.2 | 2,818 |
| Medical ICU | 0.4 | 494 | 0.6 | 1,263 | 1.0 | 525 | 1.0 | 1,159 |
| NICU | 0.0 | 62 | 0.0 | 72 | 4.1 | 73 | 2.9 | 140 |
| ObGyn | 1.4 | 699 | 0.9 | 1,069 | 0.3 | 793 | 0.7 | 1,589 |
| Other | 0.9 | 12,505 | 1.3 | 5,873 | 2.5 | 2,515 | 1.0 | 4,597 |
| Outpatient | 0.8 | 473 | 0.5 | 1,470 | 2.1 | 606 | 0.9 | 1,004 |
| Surgical | 1.3 | 239 | 0.0 | 368 | 1.0 | 299 | 0.9 | 861 |
| Surgical ICU | 0.0 | 116 | 0.0 | 247 | 0.5 | 194 | 0.0 | 342 |
| Urology | 0.0 | 380 | 0.1 | 1,411 | 0.0 | 54 | 1.0 | 104 |
| Total | 0.8 | 16,473 | 0.8 | 14,648 | 1.5 | 7,936 | 1.0 | 13,930 |
a
All specimen types were tested, and 89 institutions participated. n is the total count for that period and location.