“…C. parapsilosis groups I, II and III were recently established as distinct species, which were classified by genotyping and designated C. parapsilosis sensu stricto, C. orthopsilosis and C. metapsilosis, respectively (Tavanti et al, 2005). Although the C. parapsilosis complex has been recognized as comprising distinct species, little is known about the transmission and infectivity of the two more rare species present within the complex, C. orthopsilosis and C. metapsilosis, while C. parapsilosis has now been recognized as a major human fungal pathogen, ranking as the second or third most frequently occurring cause of bloodstream infection in Europe, Canada and Latin America (Almirante et al, 2006;Pemán et al, 2005;Pfaller et al, 2008). Data on the frequency of isolation of C. orthopsilosis and C. metapsilosis have just started to be released (Odds et al, 2007;Tavanti et al, 2007;Kocsubé et al, 2007;Gomez-Lopez et al, 2008;Lockhart et al, 2008;Hensgens et al, 2009;Silva et al, 2009;Gonçalves et al, 2010;Ghannoum et al, 2010;Bonfietti et al, 2012).…”