Candida haemulonii Complex Species, Brazil, January 2010-March 2015.

João Nobrega De Almeida,Danilo Yamamoto Thomaz,Anna S Levin,Tania Strabelli,Mauro C Giudice,Gil Benard,Ligia Camara Pierroti,João Guilherme Pontes Lima Assy,Marcela Pullice Tringoni,Edson Abdala,Flávia Rossi,Gilda M.B Del Negro,Ana Lucia Munhoz,Adriana Lopes Motta

doi:10.3201/eid2203.151610

Abstract

Candida haemulonii Complex Species, Brazil, January 2010-March 2015.

Highlights

Despite the growing knowledge about the biology and clinical relevance of these pathogens, species-specific data comparing clinical and microbiological aspects are lacking
We describe the clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients from 5 hospitals in São Paulo, Brazil, whose cultures were positive for the C. haemulonii complex species
During January 2010–March 2015, samples from case-patients in 5 hospitals affiliated with the University of São Paulo were cultured; samples positive for C. haemulonii were further analyzed

Summary

Introduction

Despite the growing knowledge about the biology and clinical relevance of these pathogens, species-specific data comparing clinical and microbiological aspects are lacking. Candida haemulonii Complex Species, Brazil, January 2010–March 2015 To the Editor: The epidemiology of yeast infections is evolving, and species in the Candida haemulonii complex have been identified as a cause of candidiasis [1]. We describe the clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients from 5 hospitals in São Paulo, Brazil, whose cultures were positive for the C. haemulonii complex species.

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