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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2007, p. 3459-3461, Vol. 45, No. 10
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00727-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Catheter-Related Fungemia Due to Fluconazole-Resistant Candida nivariensis{triangledown}

Shin-ichi Fujita,1,2* Yasuko Senda,2 Tikako Okusi,2 Yumi Ota,2 Hideaki Takada,3 Kazunori Yamada,3 and Mitsuhiro Kawano3

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science,1 Department of Clinical Laboratory,2 Division of Rheumatology, Kanazawa University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan3

Received 4 April 2007/ Returned for modification 30 May 2007/ Accepted 13 June 2007

We report on a case of fungemia due to fluconazole-resistant Candida nivariensis (MIC, ≥128 µg/ml). Internal transcribed spacer PCR followed by microchip gel electrophoresis with a blood culture that tested positive revealed a unique pattern different from those of other pathogenic yeasts.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan. Phone: 81-76-265-2006. Fax: 81-76-234-0974. E-mail: fujita-knz{at}umin.ac.jp

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 25 July 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2007, p. 3459-3461, Vol. 45, No. 10
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00727-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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