Yeasts

Question 1

Candida glabrata

Nakaseomyces glabrata

Answer 1

Intrinsic high MICs to flucanazole and other azoles

Question 2

Candida albicans

Answer 2

predictable susceptibility to azoles

Question 3

Candida tropicalis

Question 4

Candida krusei

Pichia kudriavzevii

Answer 4

Resistant to fluconazole

Question 5

Candida auris

Answer 5

Intrinsic resistance to fluconazole and Amphotericin B

Susceptible to micafungin

Question 6

Candida parapsilosis

Answer 6

Doesnt grow in cyclohexamide

invasive candidiasis in neonates or fungal endocarditis

Question 7

Candida dublinensis

Answer 7

Resistant to Fluconazole

Question 8

Name of yeast and associated disease

Answer 8

Trichosporon beigelii - YEAST-LIKE MOLD

Superficial infection; White piedra- rough and hard hair.

Invasive infection- disseminated disease (which is the most common presentation), disease localized to major organs, and infections that do not affect the tissues but are related to catheters.

Question 9

Tinea versicolor
Skin commensal

Name the yeast

Answer 9

Malassezia furfur

*also associated with topic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasi
*Spaghetti and meatballs appearance
*can contaminate TPN bags and cause systemic infections in immunocompromised people and neonates via catheters
*Requires OLIVE OIL to grow in culture

Question 10

What yeast is this?

Frequently seen in CSF

Answer 10

Cryptococcus neoformans.

Cryptococcosis is a primary infection of the lungs which is caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. Dissemination is rare in heathy individuals, but common in immunocompromised patients. The central nervous system is the most frequent site of dissemination. Skin and viscera are also involved in a small percentage of patients.

healthy people, cryptococcosis is usually asymptomatic, or mild and self-limiting.