Recovery of Candida dubliniensis from sputum of cystic fibrosis patients.
Yeasts have been cultivated in a high percentage of sputum samples from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). In cases of Candida dubliniensis a high recovery rate (15-25%) has so far only been reported from the oral cavity of HIV-infected persons. When studying sputum samples of patients suffering from cystic fibrosis (n = 54) we could repeatedly observe C. dubliniensis in 6 patients (11.1%) by using a complex isolation procedure involving the use of Staib agar. This revealed that the prevalence rate was significantly higher than the estimated overall prevalence for all non-HIV infected patients (0.8%) currently reported.
Peltroche-Llacsahuanga
Heidrun
H
Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany.
Döhmen
Hiltrud
H
Haase
Gerhard
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*