[Candida ciferrii in an immunocompromised patient].
A case of possible infection due to Candida ciferrii in an immunocompromised patient is presented. This fungal species has been rarely reported as cause of human infection. The isolate showed in vitro resistance to fluconazole.
García-Martos
Pedro
P
Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain. pigiem1983@yahoo.com.ar
Ruiz-Aragón
Jesús
J
García-Agudo
Lidia
L
Saldarreaga
Abel
A
Lozano
María Carmen
MC
Marín
Pilar
P
D000368:Aged; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male