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Bloodstream infections due to species are important complications in severely ill hospitalized patients. This study presents data on species distribution and antifungal susceptibility profiles of bloodstream isolates obtained from Kuwait during a 10-year period. All the bloodstream isolates were identified to species level by the germ tube test and carbohydrate assimilation profile using the VITEK 2 yeast identification system. Using E-test strips for amphotericin B, fluconazole, 5-flucytosine and voriconazole, MICs were determined on RPMI agar supplemented with 2 % glucose. The MIC breakpoints for resistance were based on Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute criteria or those published by reference laboratories, and were as follows: amphotericin B, >1 μg ml; fluconazole, ⩾64 μg ml; 5-flucytosine, ⩾32 μg ml; and voriconazole, 4 μg ml. In all, 607 bloodstream yeast isolates were obtained over the past 10 years in Kuwait. was the predominant species (39.5 %), followed by (30.6 %), (12.4 %), (5.6 %) and (1.6 %). All , and isolates were susceptible to amphotericin B. Of 186 isolates of tested, only four (2 %) exhibited an MIC for amphotericin B of >1 μg ml. Resistance to fluconazole was observed in nine (3.8 %) isolates, two (5.8 %) isolates and four (40 %) isolates. Resistance to 5-flucytosine was observed in two (0.8 %) isolates, seven (9.3 %) isolates, three (1.6 %) isolates and all ten (100 %) isolates. All the isolates of , , , and were susceptible to voriconazole, including those resistant to fluconazole. Although amphotericin B and fluconazole are widely used in clinical practice in Kuwait, resistance to these drugs remained low.

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