Molecular identification, antifungal susceptibility profile and biofilm 1 formation of clinical and environmental Rhodotorula spp. isolates 2 3 Jorge Meneses Nunes, Fernando César Bizerra, Renata Carmona e Ferreira and 4 Arnaldo Lopes Colombo. 5 6 Laboratório Especial de Micologia, Disciplina de Infectologia, Universidade Federal 7 de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; 8 9 * JM Nunes and FC Bize...

Candida spp. are known to be the most common fungal pathogens isolated from blood cultures of neonates. The present study was undertaken to know the prevalence of candidemia in neonates and their antifungal susceptibility pattern. Candida isolates were speciated by using germ tube, carbohydrate assimilation and fermentation tests, CHROM agar and Dalmau plate culture method. Antifungal susceptib...

Cryptococcus gattii emerged in North America in 1999 as a human and veterinary pathogen on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The emergent subtype, VGIIa, and the closely related subtype VGIIb can now be found in the United States in Washington, Oregon, and California. We performed multilocus sequence typing and antifungal susceptibility testing on 43 isolates of C. gattii from human patients ...

OBJECTIVES Candida famata (also known as Debaryomyces hansenii and Torulopsis candida) is a commensal yeast found in cheese, dairy products and the environment. C. famata accounts for 0.2%-2% of invasive candidiasis. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of the treatment of C. famata bloodstream infections. METHODS The clinical course of two hospitalized patients who developed ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the epidemiology of neonatal Candida blood stream infection. METHODS Medical records of neonates with Candida blood stream infection over 5 years (September 2010 to August 2015) were reviewed. Clinical details, species distribution and antifungal susceptibility were noted. RESULTS 114 neonates developed Candida blood stream infection. Commonly isolated Candida species we...

Background: Pediatric patients on chemotherapy are vulnerable to invasive fungal infection especially Candida spices. Resistance to antifungal agents has increased in Candida spp., especially in non-albicans species. This study aims to assess the susceptibility of Candida spp. strains isolated from children with acute leukemia less than 18 years. Materials and Methods: This prospective cross-s...

backgrounds candida vaginitis is a common fungal infection among adult women and it has been estimated that 75% of all adult women experience at least one period of vulvovaginal candidiasis in their lifetime. several predisposing factors, such as diabetes mellitus,using contraceptive, pregnancy, and broad-spectrum antibiotics are reported as main risk factors for the infection. while, the main ...

Candida species are a common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections. Recent surveillance has shown an increase in the relative proportion of infections caused by Candida glabrata, which has reduced susceptibility to fluconazole. We undertook sentinel surveillance with antifungal susceptibility testing to monitor the trends in the proportions of various Candida species causing invasive disea...

Resistance to antifungal agents has increased in Candida spp., especially in non-albicans species. Recent findings reported a strikingly low susceptibility in Candida spp. towards itraconazole in Malaysia. In this study, a colorimetric broth dilution method was utilized to determine the susceptibility of Candida spp. isolated in Kuala Lumpur Hospital within a six month period. A total of 82 iso...