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Urinary Tract Infection With Candida Glabrata in a Patient With Spinal Cord Injury Pubmed



Rahimkhani M1 ; Saberian M1 ; Mordadi A1 ; Varmazyar S1 ; Tavakoli A1
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  1. 1. Department of Lab Medical Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Acta Medica Iranica Published:2015


Abstract

Candida glabrata was thought to be a primarily non-pathogenic organism. However, with the ever-increasing population of immunocompromised individuals, it is considered to be an opportunistic pathogen. Patients with spinal cord injuries often using a long-term urinary catheter and are high risk for Urinary Tract Infections. This case report describes a patient with spinal cord injury (thoracic region) with a pure culture of Candida glabrata in a urine sample. © 2015 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.