[Isolated yeast species in urine samples in a Spanish regional hospital].
Candiduria detection in hospitalized or immunocompromised patients is of great clinical significance. The aim of our study was to describe the isolation frequency of significant species of yeasts in urine samples processed in our hospital during the period 2010- 2013, and to analyze their susceptibility to commonly used antifungal agents. Species identification was performed by seeding on a chromogenic medium, the filamentation test and automated systems (ASM Vitek and MALDI Biotyper), while susceptibility was determined using the ASM Vitek system. Of the 632 yeast isolates in urine, 371 were Candida albicans species and 261 non-C. albicans Candida spp. The species with the highest number of resistant isolates were Candida glabrata and Candida krusei. Based on the results obtained, we believe that species identification and the susceptibility study should be current practice in the laboratories when species other than C. albicans are isolated.
Laboratorio de Microbiología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada-IBS, Granada, España.
Victor
V
Heras-Cañas
Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada-IBS, Granada, España.
Luis
L
Ros
Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada-IBS, Granada, España.
Antonio
A
Sorlózano
Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada-IBS, Granada, España.
Blanca
B
Gutiérrez-Soto
Laboratorio de Microbiología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada-IBS, Granada, España.
José María
JM
Navarro-Marí
Laboratorio de Microbiología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada-IBS, Granada, España; Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada-IBS, Granada, España. Electronic address: josegf@go.ugr.es.
José
J
Gutiérrez-Fernández
D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*
Candida spp.; Infección del tracto urinario; Levadura; Orina; Urinary tract infection; Urine; Yeast