BACKGROUND Candida species are normal mycoflora of human body which are capable to cause urinary tract infection (UTI). Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a kind of innate immune system and decreasing plasma levels of MBL may disrupt the natural immune response and increase susceptibility to infections. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to assess MBL in the serum of patients with candi...

Background The term candiduria can be defined as the observation of yeasts on direct examination of urine through the presence of pseudo-hyphae and fungal growth in urine culture [1]. The yeast Candiduria can be detected in the urine in patients who have bladder colonization and in patients who have urinary tract infection [2]. Currently, there are few options in the medicine antifungal market ...

Between November 2002 and March 2003, an outbreak of candiduria occurred in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) of a university-affiliated hospital in South Korea. This outbreak affected 34 patients and was caused by Candida tropicalis. To determine the source of the epidemic and the risk factors, surveillance cultures from the SICU, genotyping of Candida isolates by pulsed-field gel electr...

this for granted. After Okinawa was returned to Japan in 1972, the program continued and so did the practice of Gram staining. Okinawa was a haven against managed care, extreme litigation, and the tendency to prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics. Gram staining remained an integral part of clinical care. Currently, you can still see the white coats of house staff tainted with blue and red dots a...

OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of albicans and non-albicans candiduria in a hospital setting and to ascertain if fluconazole is still suitable as empirical antifungal therapy based on antifungal susceptibility patterns of Candida species. METHODS The cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2010 and December 2011 at UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and comprised 6...

fungal elements of urinary tract were investigated in two groups of the individuals, either with major underlying illnesses, or without any diseases. diabetes mellitus was recognized as the most important underlying diseases in this study and candida glabrata was the commonest species occurring in high numbers in urine specimens of debilitated patients.

background and objectives: nosocomial infections are usually acquired during hospitalization. fungal infection of the urinary tract is increasing due to predisposing factors such as; antibacterial agents, indwelling urinary catheters, diabetes mellitus, long hospitalization, immunosuppressive agents, use of iv catheters, radiation therapy, malignancy. the aim of our study was to determine the p...