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.
First case of bloodstream infection due to Candida magnoliae in a Chinese oncological patient / LO CASCIO, Giuliana; DALLE CARBONARE, Luca Giuseppe; Maccacaro, Laura; Caliari, Francesco; Ligozzi, Marco; LO CASCIO, Vincenzo; Fontana, Roberta. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0095-1137. - 45(2007), pp. 3470-3473. [10.1128/JCM.00934-07]
First case of bloodstream infection due to Candida magnoliae in a Chinese oncological patient
LO CASCIO, Giuliana;DALLE CARBONARE, Luca Giuseppe;
2007-01-01
Abstract
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
