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Comparison of standard phenotypic assays with a PCR method to discriminate Candida albicans and C. dubliniensis.
Mycoses - 1 Jan 2005
Mähnss B, Stehr F, Schäfer W, Neuber K
Abstract excerpt
In 1995, Candida dubliniensis was described as a new species in the genus Candida. Its close relationship to C. albicans has proved problematic in the identification of C. dubliniensis in clinical specimens. The objective of this study was to determine if reproducible differentiation between both species can be obtained by phenotypic assays. Therefore, 100 strains from 86 patients with the ability to produce...
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