Table 1 Distribution of Candida species in epidemiological surveys during the past decades
Author | Period of observation | Study | Region | No. of strains | Candida albicans | Candida tropicalis | Candida parapsilosis | Candida glabrata | Candida krusei | Other Candida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pfaller et al. [10] | 2008-2009 | SENTRY | Worldwide | 2'085 | 48% | 11% | 17% | 18% | 2% | 4% |
| Â | Â | Â | Europe | 750 | 55% | 7% | 14% | 16% | 3% | 4% |
| Â | Â | Â | North America | 936 | 43% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 2% | 4% |
| Â | Â | Â | Latin America | 348 | 44% | 17% | 26% | 5% | 1% | 5% |
| Â | Â | Â | Asia | 51 | 57% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 2% | 2% |
Marra et al. [11] | 2007-2010 | SCOPE | Brazil | 137 | 34% | 15% | 24% | 10% | 2% | 17% |
Arendrup et al. [9] | 2004-2007 | Â | Denmark | 2901 | 57% | 5% | 4% | 21% | 4% | 9% |
Horn et al. [12] | 2004-2008 | PATH | North America | 2019 | 46% | 8% | 16% | 26% | 3% | 1% |
Leroy et al. [7] | 2005-2006 | AmarCand | France ICU | 305 | 57% | 5% | 8% | 17% | 5% | 8% |
Talarmin et al. [13] | 2004 | Â | France West | 193 | 55% | 5% | 13% | 19% | 4% | 4% |
Bougnoux et al. [14] | 2001-2002 | Â | Paris ICU | 57 | 54% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 4% | 2% |
Marchetti et al. [2] | 1991-2000 | FUNGINOS | Switzerland | 1137 | 64% | 9% | 1% | 15% | 2% | 9% |
Sandven et al. [15] | 1991-2003 | Â | Norway Nationwide | 1393 | 70% | 7% | 6% | 13% | 1% | 3% |
Pfaller et al. [16] | 1997-2005 | ARTEMIS | Mondial ** | 55'229 | 71% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 2% | 7% |
Tortorano et al. [8] | 1997-1999 | ECMM | Europe | 2089 | 52% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 2% | 13% |