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

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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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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo

Title: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

ISSN: 0036-4665

ISSN (Print): 0036-4665

Publication date (Electronic): December 25 2007

Volume: 49

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Microbiology Departament, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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Publisher Item ID: S0036-46652007000600003

PubMed ID: 18157399

SO-VID: 54f7e91b-37a7-437c-952a-075f4d0a757e

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