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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2014.12.9.237

Distribution of Yeast Isolated from Clinical Specimens at a University Hospital in last Five Years  

Seo, Choong-Won (Dept. of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Seonam University)
Yu, Young-Bin (Dept. of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Konyang University)
Shin, Kyeong Seob (Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine)
Kim, Young-Kwon (Dept. of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Konyang University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.12, no.9, 2014 , pp. 237-244 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pathogenic fungal infections are predominantly occurred in patients with severe immune or metabolic defects. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the last five years (2007~2011) 190,250 cases clinical specimens of yeast 3,487 results that had shown positive culture and to look at the significance of regional difference and identify relationship between provide the characteristics about association between clinical isolates and gender, age, and type of specimens. The yearly strain-specific isolation frequency of yeast separated was 1,925(55.2%) for C. albicans the largest of them. All kinds of clinical specimen was 1,495(42.9%) in urine, 998(28.6%) in sputum. Strain-specific gender differences in C. albicans for males was 1,177(57.8%) of the total of 2,037 and 748(51.6%) of 1,450 and as for age, those between 70 and 79 were the largest with 639(55.1%) of the 1,925 strain. In this study, well presented the general characteristics of pathogenic yeast seen in diverse specimens. This limitation has been implemented in a single area, Future research is expected to examine more on nationwide distribution chart, dynamic characteristics and future antibiotic sensitivity.
Keywords
distribution; C. albicans; Vitek 2; Yeast; specimen;
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