Different risk factors for candidemia occur for Candida species belonging to the C. parapsilosis complex

C. C. Constante; A. A. Monteiro; S. H. Alves; L. C. Carneiro; M. M. Machado; L. C. Severo; S. Park; D. S. Perlin; A. C. Pasqualotto

doi:10.1093/mmy/myt034

Different risk factors for candidemia occur for Candida species belonging to the C. parapsilosis complex

C. C. Constante, A. A. Monteiro, S. H. Alves, L. C. Carneiro, M. M. Machado, L. C. Severo, S. Park, D. S. Perlin, A. C. Pasqualotto

New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), Public Health Research Institute Center

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Previous studies have demonstrated reduced virulence in the species that comprise the Candida parapsilosis complex. We investigated a cohort of 93 patients with candidemia caused by this complex. Most infections were caused by C. parapsilosis (80.6%), followed by C. orthopsilosis (18.3%) and C. metapsilosis (1.1%). Renal failure (P < 0.001) and chronic liver diseases (P = 0.019) were more frequently encountered with infections caused by the C. orthopsilosis group, suggesting an association with patients who had a greater state of immune suppression in comparison with infections caused by C. parapsilosis sensu stricto.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	403-406
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medical mycology
Volume	52
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myt034
State	Published - May 2014

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Different risk factors for candidemia occur for Candida species belonging to the C. parapsilosis complex

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