Initial case of Candida dubliniensis infection from Asia:: non-mucosal infection

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作者
Kamei, K
McCullough, MJ
Stevens, DA
机构
[1] Santa Clara Valley Med Ctr, Dept Med, Div Infect Dis, San Jose, CA 95128 USA
[2] Chiba Univ, Pathogen Fungi & Microbial Toxicoses Res Ctr, Chiba 280, Japan
[3] Univ Melbourne, Victorian Infect Dis Reference Lab, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[4] Univ Melbourne, Sch Dent Sci, Melbourne, Vic 3000, Australia
[5] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Infect Dis & Geog Med, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
关键词
Asia; Candida dubliniensis; case report;
D O I
10.1080/714030898
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
A yeast, repeatedly isolated from a post-surgical abdominal infection of a 75-yearold Japanese man, was genotyped as Candida dubliniensis. This is the first reported case in Asia of this recently described fungus.
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