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Trichosporon species isolated from the perigenital region, urine and catheters of a Brazilian population
Silvestre Junior, Agenor Messias; Miranda, Mauricio Alexandre Bandeira Rampazzo; Camargo, Zoilo Pires de.
  • Silvestre Junior, Agenor Messias; Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Disciplina de Biologia Celular. São Paulo. BR
  • Miranda, Mauricio Alexandre Bandeira Rampazzo; Total Laboratórios. São Paulo. BR
  • Camargo, Zoilo Pires de; Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Disciplina de Biologia Celular. São Paulo. BR
Braz. j. microbiol ; 41(3): 628-634, Oct. 2010. graf, tab
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-549404
ABSTRACT
The present study aimed to 1) determine the colonization rates of medically important Trichosporon species on normal perigenital skin and 2) determine the isolation rates of Trichosporon spp. isolated from the urine and catheters of Brazilian patients hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The overall colonization rate of Trichosporon spp. was 11.15 percent (112 isolates). The most common species isolated from normal perigenital skin was T. cutaneum (29.46 percent), followed by T. asteroides (20.53 percent), T. ovoides (15.17 percent), T. inkin (10.71 percent), T. mucoides (8.92 percent), and T. asahii (6.25 percent). From urine and catheters, T. asahii was the species most commonly isolated (76.5 percent; n =23), followed by T. inkin (16.6 percent; n = 5) and T. asteroides (6.6 percent; n = 2). In addition, the highest isolation rate occurred in subjects in the 71- to 80-year-old age range (36.7 percent; n= 11), followed by 61 to 70 (26.7 percent; n = 8), 51 to 60 (13.3 percent; n = 4), 31 to 40 (13.33 percent; n = 4), and 41 to 50 (10 percent; n =3). We concluded that 6 medically important species of the genus Trichosporon colonize the perigenital region in a normal population. The identification of these species is possible by means of classical methods but often requires repeated analyses repetitions due to difficulties in the assimilation process. In contrast, only 3 species of Trichosporon were isolated from urine and catheters.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Infecciones Urinarias / Trichosporon / Micosis Límite: Humanos País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: Braz. j. microbiol Asunto de la revista: Microbiologia Año: 2010 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Total Laboratórios/BR / Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Infecciones Urinarias / Trichosporon / Micosis Límite: Humanos País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: Braz. j. microbiol Asunto de la revista: Microbiologia Año: 2010 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Total Laboratórios/BR / Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR