Antifungal Susceptibility to Amphotericin B, Fluconazole, Voriconazole, and Flucytosine in Candida Bloodstream Isolates from 15 Tertiary Hospitals in Korea

ABSTRACT

The in vitro antifungal susceptibility of 636 Candida bloodstream isolates collected from 15 tertiary hospitals in Korea was determined using the Vitek-2 yeast susceptibility system (bioMerieux, France). Overall susceptibility rates were 98.1%, 95.9%, 99.1%, and 97.3% for amphotericin B, fluconazole, voriconazole, and flucytosine, respectively. The results show that the rates of resistance to 4 antifungal drugs remain low among Candida bloodstream isolates in Korea.