Candida dubliniensis fungemia: the first four cases in North America.
We report the first four North American cases of Candida dubliniensis fungemia, including the first isolation of this organism from the bloodstream of an HIV-infected person. All isolates were susceptible in vitro to commonly used antifungal drugs. This report demonstrates that C. dubliniensis can cause bloodstream infection; however, the incidence of disease is not known.
Brandt
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, Georgia, USA. mbb4@cdc.gov
Harrison
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LH
Pass
M
M
Sofair
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AN
Huie
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S
Li
R K
RK
Morrison
C J
CJ
Warnock
D W
DW
Hajjeh
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests