Candidaspecies normally inhabit the gastrointestinal tract, the genital tract, and the
skin of humans. Urine rarely yields Candida species in persons who do not have specific risk factors allowing the organism to gain ingress into and colonize the bladder
mucosa. Hospitalized patients, especially those in the intensive care unit (ICU) acquire many risk factors during hospitalization, and candiduria is a common finding.
A 1-day, point-prevalence survey of urine cultures obtained from hospitalized patients in hospitals throughout Europe found that Candidaspecies were the third
most common organism isolated from urine afterEscherichia coliandEnterococcus
species.