background candiduria is one of the most common symptoms of urinary tract infections caused by several species of candida spp. several antifungals are available to treat such candidal infections. during the last decades, resistance to antifungal especially to non-albicans species has increased. objectives the present study aimed to evaluate the susceptibility to antifungal drugs of candida spec...

Indwelling urinary catheters are commonly used in the management of hospitalized patients. Candida can adhere to the device surface and propagate as a biofilm. These Candida biofilm communities differ from free-floating Candida, exhibiting high tolerance to antifungal therapy. The significance of catheter-associated candiduria is often unclear, and treatment may be problematic considering the b...

We report an 83-year-old diabetic male who presented with acute-onset renal failure, seizures, psychosis, pneumonia, and right foot gangrene. Investigations revealed thrombocytopenia, CSF lymphocytosis, ANA and dsDNA positivity, hypocomplementemia, and pneumonitis following which he was treated with pulse methylprednisolone. He was treated for Pseudomonas-related ventilator-associated pneumonia...

Critically ill patients are a susceptible group for opportunistic Candida infections. The major risk factors identified with candiduria are extremes of age, female sex, diabetes mellitus, use of immunosuppressive agents, interruption of the flow of urine, radiation therapy, and so on. However, in nosocomial settings, the major risk factors are the use of urinary catheters and the prior use of b...

SIR, Patients with kidney fai lure who are on maintenance hemodialysis are more frequently at risk of opportunistic fungal infections. Infection is the most common cause of death in patients with acute kidney failure.1,2 These patients have also limited urinary excretion that makes them susceptible to infectious diseases. One of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing...

background: one of the main causes of adverse complications following kidney transplantation is urinary tract infection (uti). this study was done to define the incidence rate, clinical profiles, causative microorganisms, and uti risk factors among kidney transplant recipients in mashhad city. materials and methods: in this retrospective study, we perused medical files of 247 kidney recipients ...