Impact of Zygomycosis on Microbiology Workload: a Survey Study in Spain
Identificadores
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12020/1285ISSN: 0095-1137
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02473-06
Autor/es
Torres-Narbona, Marta; Guinea, Jesus; Martinez-Alarcon, Jose; Muñoz, Patricia; Gadea, Ignacio; [et al.]Fecha
2007-06-01Tipo de documento
articleÁrea/s de conocimiento
Ciencias BiomédicasMateria/s Unesco
3201.03 Microbiología ClínicaResumen
This multicenter, population-based study evaluated the laboratory workload produced by zygomycetes and the number of cases of zygomycosis in Spain during 2005. Less than 8% of the patients who harbored zygomycete isolates had zygomycosis. The incidence of zygomycosis (6 cases) was 0.43 cases/1,000,000 inhabitants and 0.62 cases/100,000 hospital admissions.