TABLE 8.
4.5-year comparison of fluconazole-resistant C. glabrata by specimen typelegend
| Specimen type | 1997-1998 data
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1999 data
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2000 data
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2001 data
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % R | n | % R | n | % R | n | % R | n | |
| Billary tract | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 5 | 38.5 | 13 | ||
| Blood | 13.1 | 168 | 15.8 | 95 | 22.9 | 70 | 17.8 | 259 |
| CSFb | 100.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Genital | 10.9 | 110 | 9.0 | 188 | 10.6 | 311 | 30.7 | 437 |
| Lower G.I.c tract | 8.4 | 154 | 10.3 | 97 | 10.5 | 57 | 12.2 | 98 |
| Lower respiratory tract | 25.3 | 297 | 29.6 | 321 | 18.2 | 159 | 20.8 | 274 |
| Miscellaneous/other | 18.1 | 812 | 25.3 | 671 | 15.3 | 98 | 14.0 | 386 |
| Miscellaneous fluids | 10.2 | 59 | 20.0 | 35 | 23.5 | 17 | 15.3 | 85 |
| Skin/soft tissue | 20.5 | 73 | 23.2 | 69 | 23.5 | 34 | 13.6 | 108 |
| Upper respiratory tract | 10.3 | 195 | 11.8 | 169 | 12.7 | 118 | 17.3 | 248 |
| Urinary tract | 25.0 | 589 | 29.6 | 392 | 13.6 | 250 | 12.2 | 475 |
| Total | 2,474 | 2,045 | 1,115 | 2,379 | ||||
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aAll locations were in hospitals, and 89 institutions participated. n is the total count for that period and specimen type.
b
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.
c
G.I., gastrointestinal.