Fungemia due to Candida guilliermondii in a pediatric and adult population during a 12-year period.
Candida guilliermondii fungemia is usually described in adults with hematologic malignancies, but in children, only 2 episodes have been published. From 1995 to 2006, 7 episodes (5 in children) were detected in our hospital. Molecular typing excluded a common infection source. C. guilliermondii fungemia may occur in children with underlying conditions other than cancer.
Pemán
Javier
J
Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario la Fe, Valencia 46009, Spain. peman_jav@gva.es
Bosch
María
M
Cantón
Emilia
E
Viudes
Angel
A
Jarque
Isidro
I
Gómez-García
Micaela
M
García-Martínez
José María
JM
Gobernado
Miguel
M
D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D005838:Genotype; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique