Invasive Candida bovina Infection, France

Abstract

New Candida species such as Candida auris have emerged recently as important invasive fungal diseases. We report a case of C. bovina bloodstream infection in a 94-year-old patient in France. The species led to identification issues because it was misidentified by phenotypic and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry methods.

Keywords

• healthcare-associated infection
• candidemia
• candidiasis
• emerging fungal disease
• fungal infections
• Candida bovina