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Microevolution of Candida albicans strains during catheter-related candidemia.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2004
Shin Jong Hee, Park Mi-Ra, Song Jeong Won, Shin Dong Hyeon, Jung Sook-In, Cho Duck, Kee Seung Jung, Shin Myung Geun, Suh Soon Pal, Ryang Dong Wook
Abstract excerpt
We examined microevolution in a series of Candida albicans strains isolated from patients with catheter-related candidemia. Sixty-one isolates (29 from blood, 18 from catheters, 10 from urine, and 4 from other sites) were obtained from 15 patients who were admitted to the same hospital over a 3-year period. Isolates were analyzed by using Southern hybridization with the C1 fragment of Ca3 as a probe (C1...
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