Rapid identification of Candida dubliniensis by indirect immunofluorescence based on differential localization of antigens on C. dubliniensis blastospores and Candida albicans germ tubes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2428-2433

  Bikandi, Joseba ^a   San Millán, Rosario ^a   Moragues, María D ^a   Cebas, Gontzal ^a   Clarke, Mary ^b   Coleman, David C ^b   Sullivan, Derek J ^b   Quindós, Guillermo ^a   Pontón, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MYCOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RELIABILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA;

EID: 0031823692     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2428-2433.1998     Document Type: Article

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