Molecular characterization of Italian Candida parapsilosis isolates reveals the cryptic presence of the newly described species Candida orthopsilosis in blood cultures from newborns

Abstract The authors report the molecular characterization of Candida parapsilosis isolates recovered from the blood and venous central catheter tips of patients admitted to different care units of the Polyclinic Hospital, University of Messina, Italy. Among 97 presumed C. parapsilosis isolates exam...

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Published in:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2012-03, Vol.72 (3), p.234-238
Main Authors: Romeo, Orazio, Delfino, Demetrio, Costanzo, Barbara, Cascio, Antonio, Criseo, Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol Oxidoreductases - genetics
Biological and medical sciences
Candida - classification
Candida - genetics
Candida - isolation & purification
Candida metapsilosis
Candida orthopsilosis
Candida parapsilosis
Candidiasis - diagnosis
Candidiasis - epidemiology
Cross Infection
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Internal Medicine
Italy - epidemiology
ITS-sequencing
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Molecular epidemiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Mycology
Newborns
SADH gene
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Summary:Abstract The authors report the molecular characterization of Candida parapsilosis isolates recovered from the blood and venous central catheter tips of patients admitted to different care units of the Polyclinic Hospital, University of Messina, Italy. Among 97 presumed C. parapsilosis isolates examined, 94 were identified as C. parapsilosis sensu stricto and the remaining 3 isolates were found to belong to the cryptic species Candida orthopsilosis which was recovered only from blood cultures of neonates (
ISSN:0732-8893
1879-0070
DOI:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.12.002