title: Identification ofCandidaSpecies Isolated from Renal Transplant Recipients with Candiduria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Renal transplantation has long been considered the gold standard medical care for patients with end-stage renal disease. Candiduria continue to be a significant complication for renal transplant recipients. The risk of infections depends on the amount of immunosuppression and exposure to the potential pathogens.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Molecular identification ofCandidaspecies isolated from renal transplant recipients with candiduria.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between 2009 and 2014, 62Candidaisolates were collected from 485 renal transplant recipients. All isolates were identified by PCR-RFLP profiles after digestion with the restriction enzymeMspI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  C. albicans(44%) andC. parapsilosiscomplex (5%) had the most and the least prevalence, respectively. Male to female ratio was 26/36, ranging in age from 19 to 62 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Due to the fact that candiduria is connected with increased mortality in renal transplant recipients, precise identification ofCandidaspecies by molecular techniques can lead to an appropriate therapy among high risk patients.C. albicansremains the most prevalent species isolated from renal transplant recipients, Nevertheless, the number of non-C. albicans Candidaspecies looks to be emerging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Al-Zahra hospital, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Yazdani
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Al-Zahra hospital, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Foroughifar
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
keywords: Candida species; Candiduria; Identification; Renal transplantation