Phenotypic and genotypic identification of Candida spp. isolated from hospitalized patients

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-28

  Campos De Pinho Resende, Juliana ^a   Franco, Glória Regina ^a   Rosa, Carlos Augusto ^a   Hahn, Rosane Christine ^a   Soares Hamdan, Júnia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida; Genotypic; Hospitalized patients; Phenotypic; RAPD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; TECHNIQUE; YEAST;

CANDIDA; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII;

EID: 4043152788     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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