Application of microsatellite typing for the investigation of a cluster of cases of Candida albicans candidaemia

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 674-676

  Beretta, S ^a   Fulgencio, J P ^a   Enache Angoulvant, A ^a   Bernard, C ^b   El Metaoua, S ^a   Ancelle, T ^c   Denis, M ^a   Hennequin, Christophe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^c Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candidaemia; Microsatellite repeats; Molecular typing; Outbreak; Typing

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN 3; ELONGATION FACTOR 3; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HISTONE H3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KEFYR; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RELAPSE; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL WARD;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 33744907519     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01438.x     Document Type: Article

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