Impact of zygomycosis on microbiology workload: a survey study in Spain

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jun;45(6):2051-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02473-06. Epub 2007 Mar 28.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Fungi / isolation & purification
  • Health Care Surveys
  • Hospitals, General / statistics & numerical data
  • Hospitals, Teaching / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Laboratories, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
  • Microbiology*
  • Population Surveillance
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Workload / statistics & numerical data*
  • Zygomycosis / diagnosis*
  • Zygomycosis / epidemiology*
  • Zygomycosis / microbiology
  • Zygomycosis / pathology