Candiduria in a public hospital of São Paulo (1999-2004): characteristics of the yeast isolates

Authors

  • Elza Helena da Silva Universidade de São Paulo; Biomedical Sciences Institute; Microbiology Departament
  • Luciana da Silva Ruiz Universidade de São Paulo; Biomedical Sciences Institute; Microbiology Departament
  • Flavia Emi Matsumoto Universidade de São Paulo; Biomedical Sciences Institute; Microbiology Departament
  • Marcos Ereno Auler Universidade de São Paulo; Biomedical Sciences Institute; Microbiology Departament
  • Mauro Cintra Giudice Universidade de São Paulo; Biomedical Sciences Institute; Microbiology Departament
  • Débora Moreira Universidade de São Paulo; Biomedical Sciences Institute; Microbiology Departament
  • Walderez Szeszs Universidade de São Paulo; Biomedical Sciences Institute; Microbiology Departament
  • Claudete Rodrigues Paula Universidade de São Paulo; Biomedical Sciences Institute; Microbiology Departament

Keywords:

Candiduria, Nosocomial infections, Epidemiological markers

Abstract

The study involved 100 yeast isolates, obtained from urine samples provided by a Public Pediatric Hospital of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1999 to 2004. The most frequent species was Candida albicans, followed by C. tropicalis, C. glabrata and C. parapsilosis. In regard to virulence, 97% of the isolates showed index 3 for proteinase and 63% index 2 for phospholipase. The most frequent killer biotypes were 511 and 888.

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Published

2007-12-01

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 6 (2007)

Section

Microbiology

How to Cite

Silva, E. H. da, Ruiz, L. da S., Matsumoto, F. E., Auler, M. E., Giudice, M. C., Moreira, D., Szeszs, W., & Paula, C. R. (2007). Candiduria in a public hospital of São Paulo (1999-2004): characteristics of the yeast isolates . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 49(6), 349-353. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/31125