Non-albicans Candida species isolated from plastic devices

In this work we point out an occurrence of non-albicans Candida species isolated from catheters, cannulas and drains. We detected eight non-albicans Candida species in 49 examined samples: C. parapsilosis (n = 26), C. tropicalis (n = 12), C. krusei (n = 4), C. claussenii, C. mesenterica (n = 2 for e...

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Published in:Mycopathologia (1975) 1999-12, Vol.148 (3), p.117-122
Main Authors: DORKO, Erik, KMET'OVA, Marta, MAROSSY, Alexander, DORKO, Frantisek, MOLOKACOVA, Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Candida
Candida - classification
Candida - isolation & purification
Candidiasis - microbiology
Catheters, Indwelling
Cell Adhesion
Child
Drainage, Postural
Equipment Contamination
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Growth, nutrition, metabolism, transports, enzymes. Molecular biology
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Microbiology
Mycology
Pathogenicity, host-agent relations, miscellaneous strains, epidemiology
Plastics
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Summary:In this work we point out an occurrence of non-albicans Candida species isolated from catheters, cannulas and drains. We detected eight non-albicans Candida species in 49 examined samples: C. parapsilosis (n = 26), C. tropicalis (n = 12), C. krusei (n = 4), C. claussenii, C. mesenterica (n = 2 for each), C. guilliermondii, C. kefyr and C. lusitaniae (n = 1 for each). Material examined from children hospitalized in intensive care units was the most frequent. Eight samples were from the oncology department, seven from the surgery department, six from the anaesthesiology department, four from the dialysis unit, two from the hematology department, one from the internal medicine department and one from the stomatology department. We examined cannula scraping 26 times (53%), catheter scraping 14 times (28.6%) and drain scraping nine times (18.4%).
ISSN:0301-486X
1573-0832
DOI:10.1023/A:1007178806720