Candida bracarensis bloodstream infection in an immunocompromised patient.
Candida bracarensis is a recently described Candida species which is phenotypically similar to Candida glabrata. A case of C. bracarensis bloodstream infection in a bone marrow transplant patient is described and confirms this organism as an opportunistic human pathogen. The organism can be distinguished from C. glabrata by its white color on CHROMagar and by DNA sequence analysis using D1/D2 and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) primers.
Warren
Thomas A
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Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, and Division of Microbiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
McTaggart
Lisa
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Richardson
Susan E
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Zhang
Sean X
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D010802:Phylogeny; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; C065096:RNA, ribosomal, 26S