Genotyping and drug resistance profile of Candida spp. in recurrent and one-off vaginitis, and high association of non-albicans species with non-pregnant status

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 449-456

  Chong, Pei Pei ^a   Abdul Hadi, Siti Rohani ^a   Lee, Yee Lean ^a   Phan, Chin Lee ^a   Tan, Boon Chong ^a   Ng, Kee Peng ^b   Seow, Heng Fong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Candida; Genetic relatedness; Genotyping; RAPD; Recurrent vaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; DNA, FUNGAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RECURRENCE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 34249659597     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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