Relationship between the fluconazole usage and the percentage of isolates with non-susceptible to fluconazole, or isolates with decreased susceptibility to fluconazole (MIC ≥4 μg/ml) at nine university hospitals in Korea.

<p>The usage of fluconazole, defined as the daily dose/1,000 patient days (DDD/1,000 PD) at the individual hospital was represented by the grey columns. The percentage of isolates with non-susceptible to fluconazole (closed circle with solid line) and the percentage of isolates with decreased susceptibility to fluconazole (MIC ≥4 μg/ml) (open rectangle with dotted line) showed positive correlations with the usage of fluconazole at the individual hospitals.</p