Does identification to species level provide sufficient evidence to confirm catheter-related fungemia caused byCandidaalbicans?

Catheter-related fungemia caused by Candida dubliniensis.

Infections caused by Candida dubliniensis in humans are rare and have never been reported in Taiwan. We report two cancer patients with catheter-related fungemia due to C. dubliniensis infection in Taiwan. The two isolates were confirmed to the species level using an oligonucleotide array system and sequence analysis, and both showed high in vitro susceptibilities to nine antifungal agents. The...

Catheter-related fungemia caused by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a newborn.

Catheter-related fungemia due to fluconazole-resistant Candida nivariensis.

We report on a case of fungemia due to fluconazole-resistant Candida nivariensis (MIC, > or =128 microg/ml). Internal transcribed spacer PCR followed by microchip gel electrophoresis with a blood culture that tested positive revealed a unique pattern different from those of other pathogenic yeasts.

Catheter-related candidemia and identification of causative Candida species in patients with cardiovascular disorder

Background and Purpose: Catheter-related blood circulation infection is the most dangerous and serious side-effects of vascular catheters, which leads to the enhancement of the costs, mortality, and hospital stay duration, especially in the Intensive Care Unit. Regarding this, the aim of the current study was to identify the prevalence of catheter-induced candidemia in the Tehran Heart Center, ...

Use of DNA sequencing analysis to confirm fungemia due to Trichosporon dermatis in a pediatric patient.

This is the first reported case of human disease caused by Tricosporon dermatis, an organism recently transferred to the genus Trichosporon from Cryptococcus and now confirmed to be a human pathogen.