Comparison of four molecular typing methods to assess genetic relatedness of Candida albicans clinical isolates in Taiwan

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-258

  Chen, Kuo Wei ^a   Lo, Hsiu Jung ^b   Lin, Yu Hui ^a   Li, Shu Ying ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KARYOTYPING; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; TAIWAN; CANDIDIASIS; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STATISTICS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TAIWAN;

EID: 14544281550     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45829-0     Document Type: Article

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