Candida albicans.pdf - Academic lab pages - School of Biosciences

C. albicans: Epidemiology• Commensal – mostly endogenic origin• Health care personnel• Accounts for 40 – 60% candidiasis cases• Intensive care units (ICUs) – 40-50% prevalence• Represent 4 th and 6 th nosocomial blood stream infections (BSI) inUS and Europe respectively• 8 th most common BSI in the UK• 1967 reports made on candida sp in 2007 representing 90% UKpopulation• Incidence rise attributed to increase in intensive care, greater useof invasive technologies, intravascular catheters, increasing use ofantibiotics and ….• ImmunocompromisationDerosa et al 2009, Minerva Anestesiol; Hassan et al 2009, J.Infect.