Detection of Candida dubliniensis in patients with candidiasis in Caracas, Venezuela

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-84

  Gamboa, Ana Brito ^a   Mendoza, Mireya ^b   Fernández, Alexis ^b   Díaz, Elvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida dubliniensis; Candidiasis; Chlamydospore; CHROMagar; PCR; glucosidase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GLUCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; MYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VENEZUELA; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS;

EID: 33746565853     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1406(06)70018-3     Document Type: Article

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