Rapid and accurate identification of species belonging to the Candida parapsilosis complex by real-time PCR and melting curve analysis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-480

  Hays, Constantin ^a   Duhamel, Chantal ^a   Cattoir, Vincent ^a   Bonhomme, Julie ^a  

^a CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SADH GENE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952997875     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.026633-0     Document Type: Article

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