Identification of Candida nivariensis and Candida bracarensis in a large global collection of Candida glabrata isolates: Comparison to the literature

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1216-1217

  Lockhart, Shawn R ^a,c   Messer, Shawn A ^a   Gherna, Michael ^b   Bishop, Justin A ^b   Merz, William G ^b   Pfaller, Michael A ^a   Diekema, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIDULAFUNGIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA BRACARENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA NIVARIENSIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; CANDIDIASIS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA GLABRATA;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, FUNGAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 65249158433     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02315-08     Document Type: Article

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