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Candidal urinary tract infections caused by non-albicans Candida species

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The incidence of non-albicans Candida and non-Candida species isolated from the urine of patients admitted to various departments of theFaculty Hospital of the Medical Faculty of Šafárik University in Košice was examined. From a total of 94 samples of analyzed urine 58 strains ofC. albicans and 36 strains of yeasts belonging to 6 species of non-albicans Candida and non-Candida spp. were detected:C. parapsilosis (n=23), C. tropicalis (6), C. krusei (3), C. robusta (2), C. catenulata (1) andCryptococcus neoformans (1). In relation to the diagnosis, the yeasts were isolated from patients suffering from a kidneys disease, epididymitis, diabetes, neoplastic diseases, urogenital anomalies, obstructive uropathy, cystitis, prostatitis, hemolytic-uremic syndrome, and others.

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  1. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Šafárik University, 040 66, Košice, Slovakia

    E. Dorko

  2. Department of Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 041 81, Košice, Slovakia

    E. Pilipčinec & L'. Tkáčiková

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Dorko, E., Pilipčinec, E. & Tkáčiková, L. Candidal urinary tract infections caused by non-albicans Candida species. Folia Microbiol 47, 182–184 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02817679

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