Concerning the presumptive identification of Candida kefyr on UriselectTM agar

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作者：

Gomez-Vicente, Esther ^{[1
]}

Navarro-Mari, Jose Maria ^{[1
]}

Rodriguez-Guerrero, Enrique ^{[1
]}

Rosales-Castillo, Antonio ^{[2
]}

Gutierrez-Fernandez, Jose ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Virgen de las Nieves Univ Hosp, IBS Inst Invest Biosanitaria Granada, Lab Microbiol, Granada, Spain

[2] Virgen de las Nieves Univ Hosp, IBS Inst Invest Biosanitaria Granada, Dept Internal Med, Granada, Spain

[3] Univ Granada IBS, Inst Invest Biosanitaria Granada, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol, Granada, Spain

来源：

REVISTA ESPANOLA DE QUIMIOTERAPIA | 2024年 / 37卷 / 01期

关键词：

Candida kefyr; urinary tract infection; chromogenic agar; KLUYVEROMYCES-MARXIANUS; INFECTIONS;

D O I：

10.37201/req/068.2023

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Introduction. Non-albicans Candida species, such as Candida kefyr, are emerging pathogens. Chromogenic media are highly useful for the diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs). The aim was to describe the behavior of this specie on a non-specific chromogenic medium. Material and methods. A retrospective study of cases of candiduria detected in the Microbiology laboratory of the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital in Granada (Spain) between 2016 and 2021 (N=2,130). Urine samples were quantitatively seeded on non-selective UriSelectT4 chromogenic agar. Results. Between 2016 and 2021, C. kefyr was the seventh most frequent Candida species responsible for candiduria in our setting (n=15). The macroscopic appearance of C. kefyr colonies, punctiform and bluish, allowed the direct identification of these microorganisms. Conclusions. This study provides the first description of the specific behavior of C. kefyr on UriSelectT4 agar, which differentiates it from other Candida species based on its enzymatic characteristics.

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