title: Candida biotypes isolated from clinical specimens in Malaysia.
abstract: The distribution of Candida species was examined using 1114 yeasts isolated from various clinical specimens. The isolates were identified by germ tube test, hyphal/pseudohyphae and chlamydoconidia production and carbohydrate assimilation test using ten carbohydrates (glucose, sucrose, trehalose, cellobiose, arabinose, galactose, mannitol, raffinose, lactose and maltose). Among the 1114 isolates studied, 9 species of Candida were identified and the relative frequency of isolation was C. albicans (44.2%), C. parapsilosis (26.0%), C. tropicalis (17.7%), C. glabrata (9.6%), C. krusei (1.2%), C. rugosa (0.6%), C. guilliermondii (0.2%), C. lusitaniae (0.08%) and C. kefyr (0.08%). Non-C. albicans was the most common Candida species isolated from blood, respiratory system, urine and skin. The isolate from vaginal swabs was predominantly C. albicans. 82.2% of C. glabrata and 64.2% of C. krusei isolated in this study were from vaginal swabs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. kpng@medicine.med.um.edu.my
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madasamy
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Saw
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Soo-Hoo
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D013045:Species Specificity