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Case Reports
. 2007 Oct;45(10):3459-61.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00727-07. Epub 2007 Jul 25.

Catheter-related fungemia due to fluconazole-resistant Candida nivariensis

Shin-ichi Fujita  1 , Yasuko Senda, Tikako Okusi, Yumi Ota, Hideaki Takada, Kazunori Yamada, Mitsuhiro Kawano
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Case Reports

Catheter-related fungemia due to fluconazole-resistant Candida nivariensis

Shin-ichi Fujita et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

We report on a case of fungemia due to fluconazole-resistant Candida nivariensis (MIC, > or =128 microg/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.

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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
ITS-PCR patterns of C. nivariensis K16661 (A), C. glabrata K432 (B), C. glabrata K12107 (C), and C glabrata K10212 (D). Arrows indicate DNA size markers of 100 bp (left) and 1,000 bp (right), and asterisks indicate PCR products (A, 412 and 768 bp; B, 419 and 884 bp; C, 422 and 878 bp; and D, 418 and 884 bp). Int (Ana), intensity (analysis).
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