Two closely related fluconazole-resistant candida tropicalis clones circulating in Taiwan from 1999 to 2006

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-210

  Li, Shu Ying ^a   Yang, Yun Liang ^b   Lin, Yu Hsin ^a   Ko, Hui Ching ^b   Wang, An Huei ^c   Chen, Kuo Wei ^a   Wang, Chih Wei ^c   Chi, Hsin ^d   Lo, Hsiu Jung ^c  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ALLELES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN;

CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 69949131348     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2009.0915     Document Type: Article

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