Low levels of antigenic variability in fluconazole-susceptible and -resistant Candida albicans isolates from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with oropharyngeal candidiasis.

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Three serial isolates of Candida albicans were obtained by direct swab or by oral saline rinses from each of five human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with recurrent oropharyngeal candidiasis. Genotyping techniques confirmed the presence of a persistent strain in multiple episodes from the same patient, which was different from the strains isolated from other patients. Fluconazole susceptibility was...

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