Molecular typing of clinical Candida strains using random amplified polymorphic DNA and contour-clamped homogenous electric fields electrophoresis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1991-2000

  Noumi, E ^a,b   Snoussi, M ^a   Saghrouni, F ^c   Ben Said, M ^c   Del Castillo, L ^b   Valentin, E ^b   Bakhrouf, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida glabrata; CHEF electrophoresis; DNA fingerprinting; RAPD; Stomatitis; Vaginitis

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; DNA; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HOSPITALS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; YEAST;

ALBICANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CLAMPED HOMOGENOUS ELECTRIC FIELD ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; POLYMORPHIC DNA; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; STOMATITI; TUNISIA; VAGINITIS;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGAL DNA;

DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROKINESIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; KARYOTYPE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RELATEDNESS; YEAST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTOUR CLAMPED HOMOGENOUS ELECTRIC FIELDS ELECTROPHORESIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTURE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR TYPING; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMATITIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; VAGINA; VAGINITIS; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA;

EID: 72849132805     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04384.x     Document Type: Article

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