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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Candida dubliniensis isolates from clinical specimens in Kuwait.
Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre - 1 Jan 2005
Ahmad Suhail, Mokaddas Eiman, Al-Sweih Noura, Khan Zia U
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OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to characterize Candida dubliniensis using phenotypic and molecular methods and to determine the occurrence of C. dubliniensis in clinical specimens in Kuwait. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 880 clinical specimens for isolation of fungi were processed according to standard procedures. Of these, 390 germ-tube-positive clinical isolates of Candida species were examined for...
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