title: Evaluation of in vivo pathogenicity of Candida parapsilosis, Candida orthopsilosis, and Candida metapsilosis with different enzymatic profiles in a murine model of disseminated candidiasis.
abstract: Six isolates of the Candida parapsilosis complex with different enzymatic profiles were used to induce systemic infection in immunocompetent BALB/c mice. Fungal tissue burden was determined on days 2, 5, 10, and 15 post challenge. The highest fungal load irrespective of post-infection day was detected in the kidney, followed by the spleen, lung, and liver, with a tendency for the fungal burden to decrease by day 15 in all groups. Significant differences among the strains were not detected, suggesting that the three species of the "psilosis" group possess a similar pathogenic potential in disseminated candidiasis regardless of their enzymatic profiles.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
authors.forename: Rogelio de J
authors.initials: Rde J
authors.lastname: Treviño-Rangel
authors.forename: Irám P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Sánchez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elizondo-Zertuche
authors.forename: Margarita L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Martínez-Fierro
authors.forename: Idalia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Garza-Veloz
authors.forename: Víktor J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Romero-Díaz
authors.forename: José G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Gloria M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002175:Candida / Q000254:growth & development*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008297:Male; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Candida metapsilosis; Candida orthopsilosis; Candida parapsilosis; disseminated candidiasis; fungal tissue burden; murine model