Candiduria in a public hospital of São Paulo (1999-2004): characteristics of the yeast isolates Candiduria em hospital público de São Paulo (1999-2004): características das leveduras isoladas

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...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Elza Helena da Silva, Luciana da Silva Ruiz, Flavia Emi Matsumoto, Marcos Ereno Auler, Mauro Cintra Giudice, Débora Moreira, Walderez Szeszs, Claudete Rodrigues Paula
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2007-12-01
Subjects:	Candiduria Nosocomial infections Epidemiological markers
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652007000600003