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Case Reports
. 2020 Mar;26(3):626-627.
doi: 10.3201/eid2603.191371.

Invasive Candida bovina Infection, France

Kévin Brunet, Alida Minoza, Blandine Rammaert, Vincent Portet-Sulla, Florent Hubert, Jean-Claude Lorenzo, Marie-Hélène Rodier, Estelle Cateau
Case Reports

Invasive Candida bovina Infection, France

Kévin Brunet et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

New Candida species such as Candida auris have emerged recently as important invasive fungal diseases. We report a case of C. bovina bloodstream infection in a 94-year-old patient in France. The species led to identification issues because it was misidentified by phenotypic and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry methods.

Keywords: Candida bovina; France; MALDI-TOF; candidemia; candidiasis; emerging fungal disease; fungal infections; fungi; healthcare-associated infection; matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry; zoonoses.

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