Genotype distribution of Candida albicans strains associated with different conditions of vulvovaginal candidiasis, as revealed by microsatellite typing

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-106

  Fan, S R ^a,b   Bai, F Y ^c   Liao, Q P ^a   Liu, Z H ^a   Li, J ^c   Liu, X P ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY SHENZHEN HOSPITAL   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHINESE; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ADULT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECURRENCE; VAGINA;

EID: 41849136883     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.025700     Document Type: Article

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