Abstract
Seventy-three strains of Candida species isolated from human lesions at the 2nd University Hospital of Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences were identified by Candida check. Sixty-four strains of C. albicans were isolated from 26 of 28 cases with cutaneous candidosis, 15 of 16 cases with oral candidosis, 16 of 20 cases with vaginal candidosis, 6 of 8 cases with respiratory candidosis, and one case with candida septicemia. Sixty out of all 64 strains of C. albicans revealed serotype A. Seven strains of C. tropicalis were isolated from 2 cases with cutaneous candidosis, one case with oral candidosis, 2 cases with vaginal candidosis, and 2 cases with respiratory candidosis. Two strains of C. parapsilosis were isolated from 2 cases with vaginal candidosis.
With the exception of vaginal candidosis, these results are similar to the incidence of Candida species reported in Japan.
