Genotype comparisons of strains of Candida albicans from patients with cutaneous candidiasis and vaginal candidiasis

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1450-1455

  She, Xiao Dong ^a   Wang, Xue Jun ^b   Fu, Mei Hua ^a   Shen, Yong Nian ^a   Liu, Wei Da ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b Dalian Hospital of Dermatology   (China)

Author keywords

Cutaneous candidiasis; Genotype; Multiple locations; Vaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA 25S;

ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN CANDIDIASIS; SKIN SURFACE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

EID: 51349116010     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200808010-00021     Document Type: Article

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