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ArticleScientific reports2024

Antifungal susceptibility and virulence determinants profile of candida species isolated from patients with candidemia.

Amal M Dawoud, Sara A Saied, Mohammad M Torayah, Amira E Ramadan, Shymaa A Elaskary

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Amal M DawoudDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibīn El-Kom, Egypt.
Sara A SaiedDepartment of Clinical Pathology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shibīn El-Kom, Egypt. sarasaied@liver.menofia.edu.eg.ORCID 0009-0009-8183-7868
Mohammad M TorayahDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Critical Care Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibīn El-Kom, Egypt.
Amira E RamadanDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Banha, Egypt.
Shymaa A ElaskaryDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibīn El-Kom, Egypt.

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Abstract

Candida is the most prevalent fungal bloodstream infection (BSI) with a high mortality rate among hospitalized patients. Another concern facing physicians is rising global incidence of drug-resistant Candida. This study aimed to characterize the prevalence, antifungal susceptibility, biofilm formation, and virulence genes (HWP1, ALS1, SAP2) of different Candida spp. isolated from patients with candidemia. 52 isolates of Candida spp. were identified from blood cultures by chromogenic Candida agar and confirmed by the VITEK 2 system. Isolates were tested for antifungal susceptibility by disk diffusion and VITEK 2 system. Biofilm formation and investigated genes were detected by the Congo red method and conventional PCR, respectively. Candida spp. caused 2.3% of detected BSIs, of which 32.7% were caused by Candida albicans (C. albicans) and 67.3% by non-albicans Candida (NAC), with the predominance of C. tropicalis (25%), followed by C. parapsilosis (17.3%), and C. krusei (13.5%). The susceptibility rates to fluconazole, voriconazole, caspofungin, micafungin, amphotericin B, and flucytosine were 64.7%, 76.5%, 100.0%, 100%, 100.0%, and 100.0% in C. albicans, while 53.6%, 71.4%, 91.4%, 91.4%, 94.3%, and 94.3% in NAC, respectively. Biofilm production, HWP1, ALS1, and SAP2 were detected in 70.6%, 82.4%, 76.5%, and 52.9% of C. albicans and 74.3%, 85.7%, 80.0%, and 48.6% of NAC, respectively. There is remarkable shift to NAC BSIs and high azole resistance. Antifungal stewardship and analysis of risk factors associated with this shift are needed.

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Antifungal AgentsBiofilmsCandidaCandidemiaDrug Resistance, FungalMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedVirulenceVirulence FactorsAntifungal AgentsVirulence FactorsBiofilmCandida spp.CandidemiaSusceptibilityVirulence

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