Clavispora lusitaniae
| Clavispora lusitaniae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Saccharomycetes |
| Order: | Saccharomycetales |
| Family: | Metschnikowiaceae |
| Genus: | Clavispora |
| Species: | C. lusitaniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Clavispora lusitaniae Rodr. Mir.
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| Synonyms | |
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Candida lusitaniae Uden & Carmo Souza | |
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Clavispora lusitaniae, formerly also known by the anamorph name Candida lusitaniae, is a species of yeast in the genus Candida or Clavispora. The species name is a teleomorph name.[1]
Clavispora lusitaniae was first identified as a human pathogen in 1979.[2]
Clavispora lusitaniae was initially described as a rare cause of fungemia, with fewer than 30 cases reported between 1979 and 1990. However, there has been a marked increase in the number of recognized cases of candidemia due to this organism in the last two decades.[timeframe?] Bone marrow transplantation and high-dose cytoreductive chemotherapy have both been identified as risk factors for infections with this organism.[3] These patients are often neutropenic for extended periods of time, leaving them susceptible to bacterial and fungal infections, including Candidal infections. Some investigators have theorized that the widespread use of Amphotericin B empiric antifungal therapy selects for infections with Candida lusitaniae.[4]
The U.S. CDC has cautioned that the use of the teleomorph name Clavispora lusitaniae for the species can be misleading, because it does not "include the word Candida even though this organism is indeed a species of Candida".[1]
References
- ^ a b "Beware of alternate names for Candida species" (PDF). U.S. CDC. July 9, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Pappagianis D, Collins MS, Hector R, Remington J (1979). "Development of resistance to amphotericin B in Candida lusitaniae infecting a human". Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 16 (2): 123–6. doi:10.1128/aac.16.2.123. PMC 352808. PMID 290351.
- ^ Wingard JR (1995). "Importance of Candida species other than C. albicans as pathogens in oncology patients". Clin. Infect. Dis. 20 (1): 115–25. doi:10.1093/clinids/20.1.115. PMID 7727637.
- ^ Krcmery V, Barnes AJ (2002). "Non-albicans Candida spp. causing fungaemia: pathogenicity and antifungal resistance". J. Hosp. Infect. 50 (4): 243–60. doi:10.1053/jhin.2001.1151. PMID 12014897.