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Genotypic analysis by 27A DNA fingerprinting of Candida albicans strains isolated during an outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 May 2002
Boccia Stefania, Posteraro Brunella, La Sorda Marilena, Vento Giovanni, Matassa Piero Giuseppe, Tempera Alessia, Petrucci Stefano, Fadda Giovanni
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We describe an outbreak of Candida albicans systemic infection involving five premature infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. Molecular and epidemiologic characterization of all C. albicans isolates was performed by DNA fingerprinting with the 27A probe. This genotypic analysis demonstrated that the isolates were identical, providing evidence for the circulation of a unique C. albicans strain.
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