A retrospective study was conducted between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2009 at Chiang Mai University Hospital among 138 patients with candidemia; 85 patients (61.6%) were male and the mean age was 57.7 +/- 19.4 years. Seventy-eight patients (56.5%) had underlying medical conditions. Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida were identified in 42 (30.4%) and 96 (69.6%) patients, respectively. Not...

The antifungal activity of FK463 against 72 recent clinical isolates of Candida albicans (24), Candida glabrata (17), Candida tropicalis (11), Candida krusei (8) and Candida parapsilosis (12) was compared with those of amphotericin B, fluconazole and itraconazole by means of a broth microdilution method specified by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) document M27-A...

Oropharyngeal candidiasis, a common fungal infection in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), arises from Candida species colonizing the oral cavity. Fluconazole is the preferred treatment and is often used empirically. Few studies have investigated the prevalence of fluconazole resistance in Nigeria. This study aimed at determining the burden of fluconazole resistance among Candida species in t...

Six Candida spp. that were previously characterized for cutaneous pathogenicity were assessed for Candida acid proteinase (CAP) production in albumin-supplemented, nitrogen-restricted media. C. albicans CAP production was compared in media supplemented with albumin, casein, collagen, hemoglobin, or keratin and in TC medium 199. C. albicans, C. stellatoidea, and C. tropicalis, which are cutaneou...

A PCR assay for the diagnosis of infection produced by Candida sp. was developed. The primers, designated 520 and 522, were selected from highly-conserved areas of the small subunit (ssu) 18S rRNA gene of Candida spp. To check the value of the results a Candida albicans oligonucleotide probe, digoxigenin-labeled, and a general Candida probe were used in hybridization experiments with the amplif...

BACKGROUND Blood stream infections (BSIs) are major causes of morbidity and mortality in burn patients. Microorganisms responsible for BSI are generally bacteria; however, Candida spp. are the infection agents in as many as 8% of all cases. Burn wound colonization and infections are generally the first steps to systemic infection. Candidemia in burn patients has been associated with high mortal...

conclusions non-albicans candida should be considered as significant pathogens in burned patients with candidemia. results twenty-seven samples (6.7%) of the blood cultures from 13 patients (12%) were positive for candida species. candida parapsilosis (38%) and c. tropicalis (38%) were the most commonly found candida species, followed by c. albicans (15%) and c. guilliermondii (15%) in the pati...

C. L. Herrera, M. Alvear, L. Barrientos, G. Montenegro, and L. A. Salazar. 2010. The antifungal effect of six commercial extracts of Chilean propolis on Candida spp. Cien. Inv. Agr. 37(1): 75 84. Propolis has been used in traditional medicine for many centuries because of its beneficial health properties, including its antimicrobial capacity. Prosthesis stomatitis affects a significant percenta...

The aim of this study was to identify Candida spp. isolated from candiduria episodes at a tertiary hospital in the Midwest region of Brazil, and to determine their susceptibility profiles to antifungal compounds. From May 2011 to April 2012, Candida spp. isolated from 106 adult patients with candiduria admitted to the University Hospital of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul were eval...

INTRODUCTION Knowledge of the microbiology of surgical infections after abdominal surgery can be of use when prescribing effective empirical antibiotic treatments. METHOD Analysis of surgical infections after abdominal surgery in patients enrolled in the Prevalence of Infections in Spanish Hospitals (EPINE) corresponding to the years 1999-2006. RESULTS During the period of the study, 2,280 ...