Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA as a valuable tool for epidemiological studies of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2849-2854

  Hahn, Rosane Christine ^a   Macedo, Andréa Mara ^a   Fernandes Fontes, Cor Jesus ^b   Batista, Renata Dias ^a   Santos, Niriana Lara ^a   Hamdan, Júnia Soares ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; CAESALPINIA CILIATA; FUNGI; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0038491133     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.2849-2854.2003     Document Type: Article

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