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Candida albicans in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: absence of a novel of hypervirulent strain.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Aug 1990
Whelan W L, Kirsch D R, Kwon-Chung K J, Wahl S M, Smith P D
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To determine whether Candida albicans in patients with AIDS represents a unique strain, C. albicans isolated from 24 patients with AIDS was compared with Candida isolated from 23 healthy adults. Resistance to 5-fluorocytosine, synthesis of amino acids and nucleotides, sugar use, and enzyme activity patterns were similar among isolates from the two groups. Molecular analysis revealed similar banding patterns of...
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