Correction to: Candidemia in a major regional tertiary referral hospital - epidemiology, practice patterns and outcomes.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s13756-017-0184-1.].

Candidemia in a major regional tertiary referral hospital - epidemiology, practice patterns and outcomes.

Background: Candidemia is a common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted to describe the epidemiology, species distribution, antifungal susceptibility patterns and outcomes of candidemia in a large regional tertiary referral hospital.

Methods: A retrospective surveillance study of patients with candidemia was conducted at Singapore General Hospital between July 2012 and December 2015.