Candiduria in a public hospital of São Paulo (1999-2004): characteristics of the yeast isolates

Candiduria in a public hospital of São Paulo (1999-2004): characteristics of the yeast isolates

The study involved 100 yeast isolates, obtained from urine samples provided by a Public Pediatric Hospital of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1999 to 2004. The most frequent species was Candida albicans, followed by C. tropicalis, C. glabrata and C. parapsilosis. In regard to virulence, 97% of the isolates showed index 3 for proteinase and 63% index 2 for phospholipase. The most frequent killer biotypes were 511 and 888.

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Main Authors: Silva,Elza Helena da, Ruiz,Luciana da Silva, Matsumoto,Flavia Emi, Auler,Marcos Ereno, Giudice,Mauro Cintra, Moreira,Débora, Szeszs,Walderez, Paula,Claudete Rodrigues
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2007
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652007000600003
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