Prasanna Honnavar, Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Jillwin Joseph, Sheetal Thakur, Sunil Dogra, P V M Lakshmi, Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy
{"title":"Molecular epidemiology of seborrheic dermatitis/dandruff associated Malassezia species from northern India.","authors":"Prasanna Honnavar, Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Jillwin Joseph, Sheetal Thakur, Sunil Dogra, P V M Lakshmi, Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy","doi":"10.1093/mmy/myae104","DOIUrl":"10.1093/mmy/myae104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Malassezia is a commensal that sometimes becomes pathogenic under the influence of diverse factors. Several species of Malassezia are difficult to culture, making traditional methods of identification challenging. The problem with molecular typing of Malassezia in association with seborrheic dermatitis/dandruff (SD/D) arises due to the unavailability of these fastidious yeast cultures. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) genotypes, disease state (SD/D), and the geographic distribution of M. globosa, M. restricta, and M. arunalokei. In total, 154 isolates representing M. globosa (n = 85), M. restricta (n = 55), and M. arunalokei (n = 14) from lesional/non-lesional areas of SD/D patients and healthy controls residing in the rural (n = 77) and urban (n = 77) areas of northern India were included. A strategy based on the FAFLP methodology was developed using two endonuclease enzymes (EcoRI and HindIII). M. globosa, M. restricta, and M. arunalokei formed 11, 3, and 2 FAFLP clusters, respectively. Disease-specific strains of M. restricta and M. arunalokei preferentially tend to cause SD/D. M. restricta and M. arunalokei showed less genetic variation. M.globosa showed higher genetic diversity. FAFLP clusters revealed the existence of geographically specific strains in M. restricta, M. arunalokei, and M. globosa. Our findings suggest that certain Malassezia strains are not only disease-specific but also geographically distinct.</p>","PeriodicalId":18586,"journal":{"name":"Medical mycology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142469894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John Kasibante, Eesha Irfanullah, Abduljewad Wele, Elizabeth C Okafor, Kenneth Ssebambulidde, Samuel Okurut, Enock Kagimu, Jane Gakuru, Morris K Rutakingirwa, Timothy Mugabi, Edwin Nuwagira, Samuel Jjunju, Edward Mpoza, Lillian Tugume, Laura Nsangi, Abdu K Musibire, Conrad Muzoora, Joshua Rhein, David B Meya, David R Boulware, Mahsa Abassi
{"title":"Clinical importance of cerebrospinal fluid protein levels in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: Insights from a prospective cohort study in Uganda.","authors":"John Kasibante, Eesha Irfanullah, Abduljewad Wele, Elizabeth C Okafor, Kenneth Ssebambulidde, Samuel Okurut, Enock Kagimu, Jane Gakuru, Morris K Rutakingirwa, Timothy Mugabi, Edwin Nuwagira, Samuel Jjunju, Edward Mpoza, Lillian Tugume, Laura Nsangi, Abdu K Musibire, Conrad Muzoora, Joshua Rhein, David B Meya, David R Boulware, Mahsa Abassi","doi":"10.1093/mmy/myae101","DOIUrl":"10.1093/mmy/myae101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein levels exhibit high variability in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis; however, its clinical implications remain unclear. We analyzed data from 890 adults with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis randomized into two clinical trials in Uganda between 2015 and 2021. CSF protein was grouped into < 100 mg/dl (72%, n = 641) and ≥ 100 mg/dl (28%, n = 249). We described baseline clinical variables and 18-week mortality by CSF protein groups. Those with CSF protein ≥ 100 mg/dl were more likely to present with Glasgow coma scale score < 15 (P < .01), self-reported seizures at baseline (P = .02), higher CD4 T-cell count (P < .001), and higher CSF white blood cells (P < .001). Moreover, those with a baseline CSF protein ≥ 100 mg/dl also had a lower baseline CSF fungal burden (P < .001) and a higher percentage of sterile CSF cultures at day 14 (P = .02). Individuals with CSF protein ≥ 100 mg/dl demonstrated a more pronounced immune response consisting of upregulation of immune effector molecules, pro-inflammatory cytokines, T-helper cell type 1 and 17 cytokines, and immune-exhaustion marker (P < .05). 18-week mortality risk in individuals with a CSF protein < 100 mg/dl was 34% higher (unadjusted Hazard Ratio 1.34; 95% Confidence Interval, 1.05-1.70; P = .02) than those with CSF protein ≥ 100 mg/dl. In HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis, individuals with baseline CSF protein ≥ 100 mg/dl more frequently presented with neurological symptoms, higher CSF inflammatory cytokines, reduced fungal burden, and lower mortality risk. The findings underscore the prognostic significance of baseline CSF protein levels in predicting disease severity and mortality risk in cryptococcal meningitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":18586,"journal":{"name":"Medical mycology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11520412/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142469891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Invasive fungal infections in patients with haematological malignancies at the University Hospital of Reunion Island (2018-2022): An observational study.","authors":"Camille Estagnasié, Catherine Mohr, Laure Kamus, Patricia Zunic, Emmanuel Chirpaz, Marie-Pierre Moiton, Marie Lagrange-Xelot","doi":"10.1093/mmy/myae102","DOIUrl":"10.1093/mmy/myae102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Invasive fungal infections are a serious complication for haematology patients. However, there is no study on this subject in Reunion Island. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of invasive fungal infections in patients with haematological malignancies at the University Hospital of Reunion Island. We conducted a descriptive and ambispective study. We included any patient with haematological malignancy presenting with a putative, possible, probable, or proven invasive fungal infection, defined as per the criteria of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Mycoses Study Group 2019, from January 2018 to December 2022. Data were collected from medical records and identified by ICD-10 coding and laboratory data. Eighty-nine invasive fungal infections were diagnosed in 76 patients. The 5-year incidence rate of invasive fungal infections was 1.7 per 100 person-years (95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.3-2). Invasive aspergillosis was the most common infection (35/89, 39%), followed by invasive candidiasis (33/89, 37%), mucormycosis (7/89, 8%), and pneumocystosis (7/89, 8%). Most infections occurred in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (32/89, 36%) and lymphoma (26/89, 29%). Six-month mortality was higher for mucormycosis (71%) than for aspergillosis (34%) and invasive candidiasis (33%). The incidence and distribution of fungal infections in haematology patients were similar to European cohorts, albeit with more mucormycosis, less pneumocystis, and a high proportion of Candida parapsilosis in candidemia.</p>","PeriodicalId":18586,"journal":{"name":"Medical mycology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142469893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rocío L Molinero, Katherine S Hermida Alava, Tomás Brito Devoto, Francisco Sautua, Marcelo Carmona, María L Cuestas, Gabriela A Pena
{"title":"Prevalence of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus and other aspergilli in the environment from Argentina.","authors":"Rocío L Molinero, Katherine S Hermida Alava, Tomás Brito Devoto, Francisco Sautua, Marcelo Carmona, María L Cuestas, Gabriela A Pena","doi":"10.1093/mmy/myae098","DOIUrl":"10.1093/mmy/myae098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Azole resistance has emerged as a new therapeutic challenge in patients with aspergillosis. Various resistance mutations are attributed to the widespread use of triazole-based fungicides in agriculture. This study explored the prevalence of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus (ARAF) and other aspergilli in the Argentine environment. A collection of A. fumigatus and other aspergilli strains isolated from soil of growing crops, compost, corn, different animal feedstuffs, and soybean and chickpea seeds were screened for azole resistance. No ARAF was detected in any of the environmental samples studied. However, five A. flavus, one A. ostianus, one A. niger and one A. tamarii recovered from soybean and chickpea seeds showed reduced susceptibility to medical azole antifungals (MAA). The susceptibility profiles of five A. flavus isolates, showing reduced susceptibility to demethylase inhibitors (DMIs), were compared with those of 10 isolates that exhibited susceptibility to MAA. Aspergillus flavus isolates that showed reduced MAA susceptibility exhibited different susceptibility profiles to DMIs. Prothioconazole and tebuconazole were the only DMIs significantly less active against isolates with reduced susceptibility to MAA. Although no ARAF isolates were found in the samples analysed, other aspergilli with reduced susceptibility profile to MAA being also important human pathogens causing allergic, chronic and invasive aspergillosis, are present in the environment in Argentina. Although a definitive link between triazole-based fungicide use and isolation of azole-resistant human pathogenic aspergilli from agricultural fields in Argentina remains elusive, this study unequivocally highlights the magnitude of the environmental spread of azole resistance among other Aspergillus species.</p>","PeriodicalId":18586,"journal":{"name":"Medical mycology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142349985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luiza Souza Rodrigues, Adriele Celine Siqueira, Thaís Muniz Vasconcelos, Amanda Maria Martins Ferreira, Regiane Nogueira Spalanzani, Damaris Krul, Érika Medeiros, Bianca Sestren, Laura de Almeida Lanzoni, Marinei Campos Ricieri, Fábio Araújo Motta, Terezinha Inez Estivalet, Libera Maria Dalla-Costa
{"title":"Invasive candidiasis in a pediatric tertiary hospital: Epidemiology, antifungal susceptibility, and mortality rates.","authors":"Luiza Souza Rodrigues, Adriele Celine Siqueira, Thaís Muniz Vasconcelos, Amanda Maria Martins Ferreira, Regiane Nogueira Spalanzani, Damaris Krul, Érika Medeiros, Bianca Sestren, Laura de Almeida Lanzoni, Marinei Campos Ricieri, Fábio Araújo Motta, Terezinha Inez Estivalet, Libera Maria Dalla-Costa","doi":"10.1093/mmy/myae097","DOIUrl":"10.1093/mmy/myae097","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Invasive infections caused by non-albicans Candida are increasing worldwide. However, there is still a lack of information on invasive candidiasis (IC) in the pediatric setting, including susceptibility profiles and clonal studies. We investigated the clinical, epidemiologic, and laboratory characteristics of IC, possible changes in antifungal susceptibility profiles over time, and the occurrence of clonality in our tertiary children's hospital. We analyzed 123 non-duplicate Candida isolates from sterile sites of pediatric patients in a tertiary hospital in southern Brazil, between 2016 and 2021. Data on demographics, comorbidities, and clinical outcomes were collected. Candida species distribution, antifungal susceptibility profiles, biofilm production, and molecular epidemiology of isolates were assessed using reference methods. The range of IC incidence was 0.88-1.55 cases/1000 hospitalized patients/year, and the IC-related mortality rate was 20.3%. Of the total IC cases, 42.3% were in patients aged < 13 months. Mechanical ventilation, parenteral nutrition, and intensive care unit (ICU) admission were common in this group. In addition, ICU admission was identified as a risk factor for IC-related mortality. The main site of Candida spp. isolation was blood, and non-albicans Candida species were predominant (70.8%). No significant clonal spread was observed among isolates of the three most commonly isolated species, and 99.1% of all isolates were biofilm producers. Non-albicans Candida species were predominant in this study. Notably, clonal expansion and emergence of antifungal drug resistance were not observed in our pediatric setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":18586,"journal":{"name":"Medical mycology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11498051/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142361774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in the understanding of talaromycosis in HIV-negative patients (Especially in children and patients with hematological malignancies): A comprehensive review","authors":"Haiyang He, Liuyang Cai, Yusong Lin, Fangwei Zheng, Wanqing Liao, Xiaochun Xue, Weihua Pan","doi":"10.1093/mmy/myae094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myae094","url":null,"abstract":"Talaromyces marneffei (T.marneffei) stands out as the sole thermobiphasic fungus pathogenic to mammals, including humans, within the fungal community encompassing Ascomycota, Eurotium, Eurotiumles, Fungiaceae, and Cyanobacteria. Thriving as a saprophytic fungus in its natural habitat, it transitions into a pathogenic yeast phase at the mammalian physiological temperature of 37°C. Historically, talaromycosis has been predominantly associated with HIV/AIDS, classified among the three primary opportunistic infections linked with AIDS, alongside tuberculosis and cryptococcosis. As advancements are made in HIV/AIDS treatment and control measures, the incidence of talaromycosis co-infection with HIV is declining annually, whereas the population of non-HIV-infected talaromycosis patients is steadily increasing. These patients exhibit diverse risk factors such as various types of immunodeficiency, malignant tumors, autoimmune diseases, and organ transplantation, among others. Yet, a limited number of retrospective studies have centered on the clinical characteristics and risk factors of HIV-negative talaromycosis patients, especially in children and patients with hematological malignancies, resulting in an inadequate understanding of this patient cohort. Consequently, we conducted a comprehensive review encompassing the epidemiology, pathogenesis, risk factors, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of HIV-negative talaromycosis patients, concluding with a prospectus of the disease's frontier research direction. The aim is to enhance comprehension, leading to advancements in the diagnosis and treatment rates for these patients, ultimately improving their prognosis.","PeriodicalId":18586,"journal":{"name":"Medical mycology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142265574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Victor Euzen, Théo Ghelfenstein-Ferreira, Yasmine Benhadid-Brahmi, Alexandra Teboul, Sarah Dellière, Mazouz Benderdouche, Véronique Charlier, Marie Desnos-Ollivier, Samia Hamane, Alexandre Alanio
{"title":"Evaluation of an in-house Pan-Malassezia quantitative PCR in human clinical samples","authors":"Victor Euzen, Théo Ghelfenstein-Ferreira, Yasmine Benhadid-Brahmi, Alexandra Teboul, Sarah Dellière, Mazouz Benderdouche, Véronique Charlier, Marie Desnos-Ollivier, Samia Hamane, Alexandre Alanio","doi":"10.1093/mmy/myae095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myae095","url":null,"abstract":"Althought Malassezia spp. have been involved in various pathologies, they are integral part of the cutaneous, gut, oral, ears, nose and throat (ENT) mycobiota. Since Malassezia are difficult to grow in culture, unexhaustive molecular biology methods have been developed to detect them. The aim of the study was to evaluate an in-house pan-Malassezia quantitative PCR (panM-qPCR) on various clinical human samples and determine Malassezia burden in various human mycobiota. The panM-qPCR was designed to target the repeated 28S rDNA gene from all Malassezia species. We used the assay to quantify the Malassezia burden on 361 samples from 161 subjects (80 skin swabs from 10 healthy volunteers (HV), 13 samples from 2 seborrheic dermatitis patients (SD), 90 skin samples from 19 burned patients, 119 stools samples from 89 immunocompromised patients, 59 ENT samples from 41 patients). For HV, the amount of Malassezia was different according to the swabbed areas. Cq in SD are lower than in HV. In burned patients, Cq was significantly lower compared to HV. In stool samples, 6.7% were positive for Malassezia spp. with a high Cq. For the ENT area, a higher proportion of positive specimens were detected in ears samples than in nose samples. Our findings emphasized the importance of qPCR, confirming elevated Malassezia spp. levels on individuals' faces and scapls, increased burden in SD patients and in severely burnt patients than in HV. The pan-MqPCR appears to be a promising tool for studying Malassezia in various human mycobiota.","PeriodicalId":18586,"journal":{"name":"Medical mycology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142265575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marie-Françoise Van Bressem, Fernando Félix, Koen Van Waerebeek
{"title":"A review of lobomycosis and lobomycosis-like skin disease in cetaceans worldwide, with new data from the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador.","authors":"Marie-Françoise Van Bressem, Fernando Félix, Koen Van Waerebeek","doi":"10.1093/mmy/myae089","DOIUrl":"10.1093/mmy/myae089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lobomycosis, also called paracoccidioidomycosis ceti, is a chronic mycotic cutaneous disease affecting odontocetes. Lobomycosis-like disease (LLD) has a clinical presentation consistent with lobomycosis but lacks a histological and molecular diagnosis. We review the literature on lobomycosis aetiology, clinical signs and pathogenesis, species affected and geographic distribution and examine the factors influencing the presence, transmission and prevalence of the disease, to better understand its ecology. In addition, we provide unpublished information on LLD in two common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) communities inhabiting the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Lobomycosis and LLD occur in Delphinidae from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans between 33°N and 35°S. Primary risk factors include habitat, sex, age, sociality, and pollution. In dolphins from the Americas and Japan, lobomycosis is caused by Paracoccidioides ceti, family Ajellomycetaceae. The disease is characterized by cutaneous granulomatous lesions that may occur anywhere on the body, grow to large size, and may ulcerate. Histologically, the lesions consist of acanthosis and histiocytic granulomas between the skin and subcutaneous tissues, with inflammatory changes that extend deep into the dermis. Multiple yeast cells with a double refringent layer stained positive using Gomori-Grocott methenamine silver in the dermis of a T. truncatus from Ecuador diagnosed with LLD since 2011, a first record for the Southeast Pacific. Injuries may enable the entry of P. ceti into the dermis while skin contact likely favours transmission, putting males at higher risk than females. Lobomycosis and LLD may have a negative impact on small communities already threatened by anthropogenic factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":18586,"journal":{"name":"Medical mycology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142109365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thein Myint, Jenna R Wilson, Mahesh Bhatt, Mark E Irwin, Julie A Ribes
{"title":"The significance of low titer serum cryptococcal antigen testing from 2017 to 2023 performed in a tertiary care center.","authors":"Thein Myint, Jenna R Wilson, Mahesh Bhatt, Mark E Irwin, Julie A Ribes","doi":"10.1093/mmy/myae093","DOIUrl":"10.1093/mmy/myae093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Several false positive low serum cryptococcal antigen (SCrAg) reports by lateral flow assay (LFA) were identified in late 2016 at our tertiary care hospital. After the recall and correction of the problem in the reagent, we studied the significance of SCrAg LFA ≤ 1:10 from January 2017 to October 2023. Of 20 patients with 31 samples of SCrAg LFA ≤ 1:10, 14 patients (70%) were classified as true positives, four (20%) were indeterminate, and only two (10%) patients were false positives. If a new SCrAg LFA ≤ 1:10 is detected, it should be repeated, and additional workup should be pursued.</p>","PeriodicalId":18586,"journal":{"name":"Medical mycology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142140533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sungsoo Park, Heesuk Kim, Duckjin Hong, Hyeyoung Oh
{"title":"Candida auris: Understanding the dynamics of C. auris infection versus colonization.","authors":"Sungsoo Park, Heesuk Kim, Duckjin Hong, Hyeyoung Oh","doi":"10.1093/mmy/myae086","DOIUrl":"10.1093/mmy/myae086","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Candida auris is a pathogen of growing public health concern worldwide. However, risk factors contributing to C. auris infection in patients colonized with C. auris remain unclear. Understanding these risk factors is crucial to prevent colonization-to-infection transition and devise effective preventive strategies. This study aimed to investigate risk factors associated with C. auris infection compared to colonization. The study included 97 patients who acquired laboratory-confirmed C. auris in either matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry or VITEK 2 system from October 2019 to June 2023. Baseline demographics and known risk factors associated with C. auris infection were collected from electronic medical records. The infection group had C. auris from a sterile site or non-sterile site with evidence of infection. The colonization group was followed up for a median of 30 days for any signs of infection. Associations between relevant variables and C. auris infection were assessed using multivariable logistic regression. The infection group (n = 31) was more likely to be bedbound, with longer hospital stays and more arterial catheters. Chronic kidney disease (odds ratio [OR] 45.070), carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms (OR 64.612), and vasopressor use for > 20 days (OR 68.994) were associated with C. auris infection, after adjusting for sex, age, and prior colonization with C. auris. Chronic kidney disease, carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms, and prolonged vasopressor use emerged as significant risk factors for C. auris infection compared to colonization. They could be used to predict C. auris infection early in patients colonized with C. auris.</p>","PeriodicalId":18586,"journal":{"name":"Medical mycology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141996143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}