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Candida haemulonii and Closely Related Species at 5 University Hospitals in Korea: Identification, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Clinical Features

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Author(s)
Mi-Na KimJong Hee ShinHeungsup SungKyungwon LeeEui-Chong KimNamhee RyooJin-Sol LeeSook-In JungKyung Hwa ParkSeung Jung KeeSoo Hyun KimMyung Geun ShinSoon Pal SuhDong Wook 꾜뭏
Keimyung Author(s)
Ryoo, Nam Hee
Department
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine (진단검사의학)
Journal Title
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Issued Date
2009
Volume
48
Issue
6
Abstract
Background. Candida haemulonii, a yeast species that often exhibits antifungal resistance, rarely causes human
infection. During 2004–2006, unusual yeast isolates with phenotypic similarity to C. haemulonii were recovered
from 23 patients (8 patients with fungemia and 15 patients with chronic otitis media) in 5 hospitals in Korea.
Methods. Isolates were characterized using D1/D2 domain and ITS gene sequencing, and the susceptibility of
the isolates to 6 antifungal agents was tested in vitro.
Results. Gene sequencing of the blood isolates confirmed C. haemulonii group I (in 1 patient) and Candida
pseudohaemulonii (in 7 patients), whereas all isolates recovered from the ear were a novel species of which C.
haemulonii is its closest relative. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranges of amphotericin B, fluconazole,
itraconazole, and voriconazole for all isolates were 0.5–32 mg/mL (MIC50, 1 mg/mL), 2–128 mg/mL (MIC50,
4 mg/mL), 0.125–4 mg/mL (MIC50, 0.25 mg/mL), and 0.03–2 mg/mL (MIC50, 0.06 mg/mL), respectively. All isolates
were susceptible to caspofungin (MIC, 0.125–0.25 mg/mL) and micafungin (MIC, 0.03–0.06 mg/mL). All cases of
fungemia occurred in patients with severe underlying diseases who had central venous catheters. Three patients
developed breakthrough fungemia while receiving antifungal therapy, and amphotericin B therapeutic failure,
which was associated with a high MIC of amphotericin B (32 mg/mL), was observed in 2 patients.
Conclusions. Candida species that are closely related to C. haemulonii are emerging sources of infection in
Korea. These species show variable patterns of susceptibility to amphotericin B and azole antifungal agents.
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
류남희
Publisher
School of Medicine
Citation
Mi-Na Kim et al. (2009). Candida haemulonii and Closely Related Species
at 5 University Hospitals in Korea: Identification,
Antifungal Susceptibility, and Clinical Features. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 48(6), e57–e61. doi: 10.1086/597108
Type
Article
ISSN
1058-4838
Source
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/48/6/e57/287792
DOI
10.1086/597108
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/35493
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