Genotypic identification of sequential Candida albicans isolates from AIDS patients by polymerase chain reaction techniques

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 601-605

  Barchiesi, F ^a   Falconi Di Francesco, L ^a   Compagnucci, P ^a   Arzeni, D ^a   Cirioni, O ^a   Scalise, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHORT SURVEY;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, FUNGAL; FLUCONAZOLE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030799209     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02447925     Document Type: Short Survey

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