Resolution of Discrepant Results for Candida Species Identification by Using DNA Probes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 858-861

  Coignard, Catherine ^a   Hurst, Steven F ^a   Benjamin, Lynette E ^a   Brandt, Mary E ^a   Warnock, David W ^a   Morrison, Christine J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DNA PROBE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DNA PROBES; DNA, FUNGAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA GLABRATA; FUNGI;

EID: 1242269292     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.858-861.2004     Document Type: Article

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