title: First case of bloodstream infection due to Candida magnoliae in a Chinese oncological patient.
abstract: We report a case of fungemia caused by Candida magnoliae, a yeast never associated with human disease. The infection occurred in a 42-year-old Chinese patient with gastric cancer complicated by peritoneal carcinosis. Multiple blood cultures were positive for yeast; the species was well identified with biochemical and molecular methods. The phylogenetic analysis showed a close relationship of C. magnoliae to Candida krusei.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Microbiologia, Ospedale G.B., Rossi, Verona, Italy. giuliana.locascio@azosp.vr.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lo Cascio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dalle Carbonare
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maccacaro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caliari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ligozzi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lo Cascio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fontana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016469:Fungemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*