Microsatellite-based genotyping of Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto isolates reveals dominance and persistence of a particular epidemiological clone among neonatal intensive care unit patients

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-108

  Romeo, Orazio ^a   Delfino, Demetrio ^a   Cascio, Antonio ^a   Lo Passo, Carla Lo ^a   Amorini, Maria ^a   Romeo, Daniela ^a   Pernice, Ida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candida metapsilosis; Candida orthopsilosis; Candida parapsilosis; ITS sequencing; Microsatellite genotyping; Molecular epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CLONE; EPIDEMIC; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZED INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; ITALY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84870383894     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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