Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility of 186 Candida isolates from vulvovaginal candidiasis in Southern China

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 390-393

  Shi, Xiao Yu ^a   Yang, Yan Ping ^a   Zhang, Ying ^b   Li, Wen ^a   Wang, Jie Di ^a   Huang, Wen Ming ^a   Fan, Yi Ming ^a  

^a GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE; FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 26S;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CHILD; CHINA; CHINESE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINAL SECRETION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CHINA; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927725443     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000024     Document Type: Article

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