title: Identification of Candida fabianii as a cause of lethal septicaemia.
abstract: Infections caused by rare fungal species of low pathogenic potential become increasingly common in hospital settings. The identification of these species presents a major challenge for the clinical mycology laboratory. We describe a case of fatal septicaemia caused by Candida fabianii. The use of common biochemical approaches led to misidentification of the isolate as Candida utilis. Sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS1 and ITS2) allowed unequivocal species identification.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valenza
authors.forename: Regine
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valenza
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brederlau
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frosch
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kurzai
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016469:Fungemia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged