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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2016

Identification and Antifungal Susceptibility Profiles of Candida haemulonii Species Complex Clinical Isolates from a Multicenter Study in China.

Xin Hou, Meng Xiao, Sharon C-A Chen, He Wang, Jing-Wei Cheng, Xin-Xin Chen, Zhi-Peng Xu, Xin Fan, Fanrong Kong, Ying-Chun Xu

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Xin HouDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Meng XiaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Sharon C-A ChenCentre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR-Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
He WangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Jing-Wei ChengDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xin-Xin ChenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Peng XuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xin FanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Fanrong KongCentre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR-Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Ying-Chun XuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China xycpumch@139.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Candida haemulonii complex (Candida haemulonii, Candida haemulonii var. vulnera, and Candida duobushaemulonii) consists of emerging pathogens. Thirty-one isolates from 14 hospitals in China were studied for their species classification and antifungal susceptibilities. Performances of molecular (i.e., ribosomal DNA [rDNA] internal transcribed spacer [ITS] sequencing, D1/D2 sequencing, and ITS sequencer-based capillary gel electrophoresis [SCGE]) and phenotypic identification methods in species identification were compared. Twenty-six (83.9%) of 31 isolates were identified as C. haemulonii and 5 isolates were identified as C. duobushaemulonii by ITS sequencing as the reference method; results obtained by D1/D2 sequencing and ITS SCGE were concordant with those obtained by ITS sequencing for all (100%) of the isolates. All 31 isolates were identified as C. haemulonii by the Vitek matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) system (bioMérieux, France), whereas the Bruker MS system (Bruker Daltoniks, Germany) correctly provided species identification for 77.4% and 100% of isolates using cutoff scores for species of ≥2.0 and ≥1.70, respectively. The Vitek 2 compact (bioMérieux) only identified 9 (29%) of 31 isolates. All isolates showed high MICs for amphotericin B (range, 2 to >8 μg/ml) and fluconazole (≥128 μg/ml) but low MICs (≤0.5 μg/ml) for the echinocandins. Our results reinforce the need for MALDI-TOF MS and/or molecular differentiation of species within the C. haemulonii complex. The multiresistant antifungal susceptibility profile of these isolates represents a challenge to therapy.

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Antifungal AgentsChinaDNA, FungalDNA, Ribosomal SpacerHospitalsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesMycosesSaccharomycetalesSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationAntifungal AgentsDNA, FungalDNA, Ribosomal Spacer

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PMID27535688
PMCPMC5078542

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