Candidal urinary tract infections caused by non-albicans Candida species

• Published in: Folia microbiologica Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 182 - 184
• Main Authors: Dorko, E, Pilipčinec, E, Tkáčiková, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Praha Springer Netherlands 01.01.2002; Academia; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anomalies; Biological and medical sciences; Candida; Candida - classification; Candida - growth & development; Candida - isolation & purification; Candidiasis - complications; Candidiasis - microbiology; cystitis; diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Epididymitis; Female; hemolytic uremic syndrome; hospitals; Human mycoses; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Infections; Infectious diseases; kidneys; Male; Medical sciences; Mycoses; Mycoses of the urinary system; Patients; Prostatitis; Urinary tract; Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology; Urine; Yeast; Yeasts; Fungi; Infection; Candidiasis; Urinary system disease; Yeast; Mycosis; Candida; Risk factor; Predisposition; Fungi Imperfecti; Urinary tract; Thallophyta
• ISSN: 0015-5632; 1874-9356
• DOI: 10.1007/BF02817679

The incidence of non-albicans Candida and non-Candida species isolated from the urine of patients admitted to various departments of theFaculty Hospital of the Medical Faculty of Šafárik University in Košice was examined. From a total of 94 samples of analyzed urine 58 strains of C. albicans and 36 strains of yeasts belonging to 6 species of non-albicans Candida and non-Candida spp. were detected: C. parapsilosis (n=23), C. tropicalis (6), C. krusei (3), C. robusta (2), C. catenulata (1) and Cryptococcus neoformans (1). In relation to the diagnosis, the yeasts were isolated from patients suffering from a kidneys disease, epididymitis, diabetes, neoplastic diseases, urogenital anomalies, obstructive uropathy, cystitis, prostatitis, hemolytic-uremic syndrome, and others.