title: Fungemia by Candida pelliculosa (Pichia anomala) in a neonatal intensive care unit: a possible clonal origin.
abstract: Neonatal candidemia can occur, however, infections caused by Candida pelliculosa are rare. Here, we describe an outbreak of candidemia caused by C. pelliculosa among babies hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Micologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Nelson Chaves, s/nº, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, 50670-420, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carolina Maria
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Ana Maria Rabelo
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: de Carvalho Parahym
authors.forename: Mariele Porto Carneiro
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Leão
authors.forename: Neiva Tinti
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Jesus Machado Amorim
authors.forename: Rejane Pereira
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Neves
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058387:Candidemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal