title: Candiduria in a public hospital of São Paulo (1999-2004): characteristics of the yeast isolates.
abstract: The study involved 100 yeast isolates, obtained from urine samples provided by a Public Pediatric Hospital of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1999 to 2004. The most frequent species was Candida albicans, followed by C. tropicalis, C. glabrata and C. parapsilosis. In regard to virulence, 97% of the isolates showed index 3 for proteinase and 63% index 2 for phospholipase. The most frequent killer biotypes were 511 and 888.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Departament, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elza Helena
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Luciana da Silva
authors.initials: Lda S
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Flavia Emi
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Marcos Ereno
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Auler
authors.forename: Mauro Cintra
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Giudice
authors.forename: Débora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Walderez
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szeszs
authors.forename: Claudete Rodrigues
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Paula
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D010740:Phospholipases; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases