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A prospective analysis of the genotypic diversity and dynamics of the Candida albicans colonizing flora in neutropenic patients with de novo acute leukemia.
Haematologica - 1 Apr 2008
Dalle Frédéric, Lafon Ingrid, L'ollivier Coralie, Ferrant Emmanuelle, Sicard Pierre, Labruère Catherine, Jebrane Ahmed, Laubriet Aline, Vagner Odile, Caillot Denis, Bonnin Alain
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BACKGROUND: Genotyping studies have shown heterogeneity of Candida albicans flora in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection, with possible co-existence of multiple clones with distinct resistance patterns. We report the result of a prospective study aimed at investigating the dynamics and heterogeneity of C. albicans flora in patients with de novo acute leukemia. DESIGN AND METHODS: Between 2001 and...
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