OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of Candida spp. in diabetics and nondiabetics with and without denture stomatitis (DS). STUDY DESIGN Mycologic samples were taken from the dentures of 90 healthy subjects (control group [CG]), 80 denture stomatitis nondiabetics (DSND), and 40 denture stomatitis diabetics (DSD; well controlled type 2) for identification of Candida s...

Isavuconazole is a new broad-spectrum triazole with a favorable pharmacokinetic and safety profile. We report the MIC distributions for isavuconazole and 111 isolates of Candida (42 Candida albicans, 25 Candida glabrata, 22 Candida parapsilosis, 14 Candida tropicalis, and 8 Candida krusei isolates), as determined by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and European Committee on An...

BACKGROUND Candida bloodstream infections (BSI) represent an important problem in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). The epidemiology of candidemia is changing with an increase in the proportion of Candida (C.) non-albicans. OBJECTIVES An Italian 2-year observational survey on ICU was conducted to evaluate the species distribution and possible differences between BSI caused by C. albicans and C. no...

The SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program monitors global susceptibility and resistance rates of newer and established antifungal agents. We report the echinocandin and triazole antifungal susceptibility patterns for 3,418 contemporary clinical isolates of yeasts and molds. The isolates were obtained from 98 laboratories in 34 countries during 2010 and 2011. Yeasts not presumptively identif...

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...

Since most nosocomial systemic yeast infections arise from the endogenous flora of the patient, we prospectively evaluated the species stratification and antifungal susceptibility profile of Candida spp. associated with heavy colonization and systemic infection in patients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. A total of 349 Candida isolates were obtained from 223 patients duri...

BACKGROUND Invasive candidiasis is an important nosocomial infection associated with high mortality among immunosuppressive or critically ill patients. We described the incidence of invasive candidiasis in our hospital over 6 years and showed the antifungal susceptibility and genotypes of the isolated yeast. METHOD The yeast species were isolated on CHROMagar Candida medium and identified usi...

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...

Candida spp. it has been possessed of different virulence and resistance patterns in each species, C. albicans remains the main pathogen infected hosts, but non-albicans also tries with infection. This study aimed to identify species bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) sample patients lower respiratory infections method multiplex PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). was a descriptive analytical cros...

From June to July 1998, two episodes of Candida tropicalis fungemia occurred in the Aristotle University neonatal intensive care unit (ICU). To investigate this uncommon event, a prospective study of fungal colonization and infection was conducted. From December 1998 to December 1999, surveillance cultures of the oral cavities and perinea of the 593 of the 781 neonates admitted to the neonatal ...