First case of bloodstream infection due to Candida magnoliae in a Chinese oncological patient.
Anno:
2007
Tipologia prodotto:
Articolo in Rivista
Tipologia ANVUR:
Articolo su rivista
Lingua:
Inglese
Referee:
Sì
Nome rivista:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
ISSN Rivista:
0095-1137
Numero o Fascicolo:
45
Intervallo pagine:
3470-3473
Parole chiave:
SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, SPACER REGIONS, DNA-SEQUENCES, FUNGI, STRAIN, ITS2
Breve descrizione dei contenuti:
We report a case of fungemia caused by Candida magnoliae, a yeast never associated with human disease. The infection occurred in a 42-year-old Chinese patient with gastric cancer complicated by peritoneal carcinosis. Multiple blood cultures were positive for yeast; the species was well identified with biochemical and molecular methods. The phylogenetic analysis showed a close relationship of C. magnoliae to Candida krusei.