Article
Genetic variability of Candida albicans isolates in a university hospital in Hungary.
Mycoses - 1 Jul 2009
Farkas Zoltán, Kocsubé Sándor, Tóth Mónika, Vágvölgyi Csaba, Kucsera Judit, Varga János, Pfeiffer Ilona
Abstract excerpt
The occurrence and genetic variability of Candida albicans isolates in a Hungarian hospital were examined. Among the 103 Candida isolates, 44 (42.7%) proved to be C. albicans species. Comparing with a previous study carried out in 2002, the percentage of infections caused by C. albicans decreased in Hungary in this period with an increasing incidence of non-albicans species, in accordance with the world-wide...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antifungal Agents
- Candida albicans
- Candidiasis
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Hospitals, University
- Humans
- Hungary
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mycological Typing Techniques
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Young Adult
