Study of molecular epidemiology of candidiasis in Portugal by PCR fingerprinting of Candida clinical isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 5899-5903

  Correia, Alexandra ^a   Sampaio, Paula ^a   Almeida, Judite ^a   Pais, Célia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, FUNGAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 10844221381     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.12.5899-5903.2004     Document Type: Review

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