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Nachweis von Candida dubliniensis aus dem Sputum von Patienten mit Zystischer Fibrose
Author(s) -
PeltrocheLlacsahuanga Heidrun,
Döhmen Hiltrud,
Haase Gerhard
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2001.00719.x
Subject(s) - candida dubliniensis , sputum , cystic fibrosis , medicine , agar , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology , dermatology , antifungal , virology , bacteria , corpus albicans , tuberculosis , genetics
Summary. Yeasts have been cultivated in a high percentage of sputum samples from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). In cases of Candida dubliniensis a high recovery rate (15–25%) has so far only been reported from the oral cavity of HIV‐infected persons. When studying sputum samples of patients suffering from cystic fibrosis ( n = 54) we could repeatedly observe C. dubliniensis in 6 patients (11.1%) by using a complex isolation procedure involving the use of Staib agar. This revealed that the prevalence rate was significantly higher than the estimated overall prevalence for all non‐HIV infected patients (0.8%) currently reported.