RESUMEN
Cystic fibrosis patients are often colonized by Aspergillus species. Sera from 138 pediatric and adult cystic fibrosis patients were tested for the presence of galactomannan. All serum samples were negative for galactomannan and there was no difference among patients who were chronically, intermittently, and never colonized with Aspergillus.
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Antígenos Fúngicos/sangre , Aspergillus fumigatus/aislamiento & purificación , Fibrosis Quística/microbiología , Mananos/sangre , Adolescente , Adulto , Aspergilosis/microbiología , Aspergilosis/patología , Aspergillus fumigatus/patogenicidad , Niño , Fibrosis Quística/sangre , Femenino , Volumen Espiratorio Forzado , Galactosa/análogos & derivados , Humanos , Técnicas para Inmunoenzimas/métodos , Pulmón/microbiología , Pulmón/patología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Candida bracarensis is a recently described Candida species which is phenotypically similar to Candida glabrata. A case of C. bracarensis bloodstream infection in a bone marrow transplant patient is described and confirms this organism as an opportunistic human pathogen. The organism can be distinguished from C. glabrata by its white color on CHROMagar and by DNA sequence analysis using D1/D2 and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) primers.