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Prevalence of Candida dubliniensis fungemia in Argentina: identification by a novel multiplex PCR and comparison of different phenotypic methods.
Mycopathologia - 1 Nov 2011
Bosco-Borgeat Maria Eugenia, Taverna Constanza Giselle, Cordoba Susana, Isla Maria Guillermina, Murisengo Omar Alejandro, Szusz Wanda, Vivot Walter, Davel Graciela
Abstract excerpt
Candida dubliniensis is an emerging pathogen that can cause invasive disease in patients who have a variety of clinical conditions. C. dubliniensis is often misidentified as Candida albicans by clinical laboratories. In Argentina, incidence data are still scarce, and only one systemic infection has been reported. This study aims to determine the prevalence of C. dubliniensis in blood samples in Argentina, to...
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