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Description

Candida krusei is an elongated facultative saprophyte of variable shape and size. It takes on both yeast and pseudohyphae morphological forms. It is found in various natural habitats including in the atmosphere, fruits, sewage, silage, soil, dairy, meat, pickles, sugar, wine, and beer. Serious infections are seen in immunocompromised patients with hematologic malignancies, especially leukemia, and in transplant recipients. A rise in the number of infections with C krusei is associated with the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the use of the antifungal triazole fluconazole. C krusei is also the cause of infection due to invasive medical procedures performed on immunocompromised patients that can cause endophthalmitis, arthritis, and endocarditis. Mortality rates due to C. krusei
bloodstream infection have been reported at nearly 50%.C krusei is naturally resistant to fluconazole and has decreased susceptibility to both flucytosine and amphotericin B. PMID: 18077633 PMID: 7966200 Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Candida krusei
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2012-01-19
Construct for LOINC Short Name
C krusei

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 克鲁斯假丝酵母
Synonyms: 克鲁氏假丝酵母;克鲁斯氏念珠菌;克柔念珠菌;克假丝酵母;克鲁斯酵母;克柔假丝酵母
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Candida krusei
it-IT Italian (Italy) Candida krusei
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Candida krusei
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Candida krusei
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Candida krusei
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Candida krusei
Synonyms: Candida krusei