International Journal of Medical Advances and Discovery ISSN 2756-3812 Vol. 7 (1), pp. 001-004, January, 2020. © International Scholars Journals

Review

Candiduria by Candida tropicalis evolves to fatal candidemia

Vidigal, Pedrina Gonçalves¹, Santos, Simone Aparecida², Maria Aparecida Fernandez², Patrícia de Souza Bonfim¹, Hilton Vizi Martinez³ and Terezinha Inez Estivalet Svidzinski¹*

¹Department of Clinical Analysis, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil.

²Department of Cell Biology, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil.

³Hospital Universitário de Maringá, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil.

Accepted 16 November, 2019

Abstract

Candida species are opportunistic pathogens that belong to the normal human microbiota. In the past decades, the incidence of nosocomial fungal diseases has increased, and Candida spp. is still one of the main causal agents. Urinary tract is usually involved with disseminated infections, but interpretation of yeast findings, from representative specimens of this anatomical site, remains controversial. We report a candiduria case in a 64-year-old male patient from intensive care unit (ICU) who developed candiduria due to Candida tropicalis, which complicated to fatal candidemia despite antifungal treatment.

Key words: Candida tropicalis, candiduria, candidemia.