Giuseppina Caggiano, Simona Fioriti, Gianluca Morroni, Francesca Apollonio, Francesco Triggiano, Gloria D'Achille, Pasquale Stefanizzi, Lidia Dalfino, Luigi Ronga, Adriana Mosca, Eleonora Sparapano, Carmela De Carlo, Fabio Signorile, Salvatore Grasso, Francesco Barchiesi, Maria Teresa Montagna
BACKGROUND: Candidemia is the most common healthcare associated invasive fungal infection. Over the last few decades, candidemia caused by Candida species other than Candida albicans, particularly the Candida parapsilosis complex, has emerged worldwide. The aims of this study were: to analyze the genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of C. parapsilosis strains isolated from blood cultures and the environment in a hospital in southern Italy, to study the possible source of infection and to correlate the isolated strains...
April 12, 2024: Journal of Infection and Public Health