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MESA¹, Luz M et al. Candidemia at the University Hospital of Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela 2000-2002. Rev. Soc. Ven. Microbiol. [online]. 2005, vol.25, n.2, pp.109-113. ISSN 1315-2556.

Abstract The phenotypic characterization and the distribution of Candida spp. isolates coming from 92 patients with Candidemia (adults and children) that were hospitalized in the ICU and non ICU Services at The University Hospital of Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, from March 2000 to September 2002, was the aim of this study. Hemocultures isolated yeasts identification were done using CHROMagar Candida and traditional methods; in some cases were applied API 20C and ID32. The results showed the presence of Candida albicans (33,7%) and Candida non albicans (66,3%): Candida tropicalis (30,4%), Candida parapsilosis (21,7%), Candida guilliermondii (5,4%), Candida pelliculosa (5,4%), Candida famata (2,2%) and Candida glabrata (1,1%). The isolates from children (n=70) located in ICU and non ICU services showed predominance of C. parapsilosis and C. albicans respectively. On the other hand, C. tropicalis was the most frequent isolate in both adult services. The predominance of Candida non albicans observed in this study has been reported in Latin American countries

Palavras-chave : candidemia; Candida; hemocultures; Latin America.