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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2008, p. 1506-1509, Vol. 52, No. 4
0066-4804/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.01595-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Prevalence and Susceptibility Profile of Candida metapsilosis and Candida orthopsilosis: Results from Population-Based Surveillance of Candidemia in Spain{triangledown}

A. Gomez-Lopez,1 A. Alastruey-Izquierdo,1 D. Rodriguez,2 B. Almirante,2 A. Pahissa,2 J. L. Rodriguez-Tudela,1 M. Cuenca-Estrella,1* and the Barcelona Candidemia Project Study Group

Servicio de Micología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain,1 Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain2

Received 11 December 2007/ Returned for modification 10 January 2008/ Accepted 6 February 2008

We describe the prevalences and susceptibility profiles of two recently described species, Candida metapsilosis and Candida orthopsilosis, related to Candida parapsilosis in candidemia. The prevalences of these species (1.7% for C. metapsilosis and 1.4% for C. orthopsilosis) are significant. Differences observed in their susceptibility profiles could have therapeutic importance.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Servicio de Micología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ctra Majadahonda-Pozuelo Km 2, 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. Phone: 34-91-8223661. Fax: 34-91-5097966. E-mail: mcuenca-estrella{at}isciii.es

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 19 February 2008.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2008, p. 1506-1509, Vol. 52, No. 4
0066-4804/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.01595-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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