Isolation of Candida dubliniensis for the first time in Cali, Colombia, and its identification with phenotyping methods.
Mycopathologia
; 167(1): 19-24, 2009 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-18622716
Candida dubliniensis is an emerging pathogenic yeast isolated mainly from the oral cavity of HIV-infected patients. The close phenotypic and genotypic relationship between C. albicans and C. dubliniensis has led to incorrectly identifying isolates of C. dubliniensis as C. albicans. The oral cavities of 107 diabetic patients were studied in Cali, Colombia, and 72 colonies of Candida, with shades of green on CHROMagar Candida culture media, were obtained. Various phenotypic tests were carried out, which included germ tube formation and production of chlamydospores on corn meal Agar. Additionally, growth studies were carried out at 42 degrees C and 45 degrees C and on Sabouraud agar with 6.5%, sodium chloride. Identification of C. dubliniensis with these tests was confirmed with API 20C Aux. We identified 65 and 7 colonies of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis, respectively. This is the first time that C. dubliniensis is identified with phenotypic methods in Colombia.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Candida albicans
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mycopathologia
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Colômbia
País de publicação:
Holanda