[Isolation and identification of Malassezia species isolated from healthy skin of malnourished and eutrophic children cared for in daycare centers in Venezuela].

The Malassezia genus contains a group of lipophilic yeasts that form part of the normal microbiota of human and animals skins. The presence of Malassezia species was studied on healthy skin in children, who attended day care centers, located in Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela. Children without skin lesions that were anthropometrically classified as malnourished (48) and eutrophics (40), were studied.

[Profile of antifungal susceptibility of species of Candida isolated from hemocultures in a university hospital, Maracaibo, Venezuela].

The aim of this study was to determine the in vitro susceptibility of amphotericin B, fluconazole and itraconazole, to several Candida spp recovered from blood cultures on hospitalized patients at the University Hospital of Maracaibo, Venezuela. The determination of the antifungal susceptibility was carried out according to the microdilution method in broth developed by The European Committee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST). The profile of susceptibility of the 74 isolates showed that all the studied species were susceptible to amphotericin B, and 97.

[Phenotypic characterization of species of Malassezia in healthy skin of an university student population].

The yeasts of the Malassezia genus are part of the normal skin of man and other vertebrates. The description of new species for this genus has induced on their study in several countries. For this reason, is important to do research in order to get epidemiologic data about Malassezia species in tropical countries like Venezuela, where the new Malassezia species have not been reported.

[Phenotypic evaluation to differentiate Candida albicans from Candida dubliniensis].

This study evaluated the phenotypic tests used to differentiate Candida albicans from Candida dubliniensis. A total of 55 isolates from vaginal secretions, oral cavity and hemoculture were studied. They were originally identified as C.