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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2007, p. 3470-3473, Vol. 45, No. 10
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00934-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

First Case of Bloodstream Infection Due to Candida magnoliae in a Chinese Oncological Patient{triangledown}

G. Lo Cascio,1* L. Dalle Carbonare,3 L. Maccacaro,2 F. Caliari,3 M. Ligozzi,2 V. Lo Cascio,2 and R. Fontana2

Servizio di Microbiologia, Ospedale G.B., Rossi, Verona, Italy,1 Dipartimento di Patologia, Sezione di Microbiologia, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy,2 Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Chirurgiche, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy3

Received 9 May 2007/ Returned for modification 14 June 2007/ Accepted 12 July 2007

We report a case of fungemia caused by Candida magnoliae, a yeast never associated with human disease. The infection occurred in a 42-year-old Chinese patient with gastric cancer complicated by peritoneal carcinosis. Multiple blood cultures were positive for yeast; the species was well identified with biochemical and molecular methods. The phylogenetic analysis showed a close relationship of C. magnoliae to Candida krusei.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Servizio di Microbiologia, Ospedale G.B., Rossi, Verona, Italy. Phone: 39-458124682. Fax: 39-458124158. E-mail: giuliana.locascio{at}azosp.vr.it

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

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2007, p. 3470-3473, Vol. 45, No. 10
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00934-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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