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Differentiation between Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis using hypertonic Sabouraud broth and tobacco agar.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Silveira-Gomes Fabíola, Sarmento Dayse Nogueira, Espírito-Santo Elaine Patrícia Tavares do, Souza Nádia de Oliveira, Pinto Thifany Mendes, Marques-da-Silva Silvia Helena
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INTRODUCTION: Opportunistic fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts are caused by Candida species, and the majority of such infections are due to Candida albicans. However, the emerging pathogen Candida dubliniensis demonstrates several phenotypic characteristics in common with C. albicans, such as production of germ tubes and chlamydospores, calling attention to the development of stable resistance to...
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