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Endemic genotypes of Candida albicans causing fungemia are frequent in the hospital.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2013
Escribano Pilar, Rodríguez-Créixems Marta, Sánchez-Carrillo Carlos, Muñoz Patricia, Bouza Emilio, Guinea Jesús
Abstract excerpt
Genotyping of Candida albicans strains causing candidemia can uncover the presence of endemic genotypes in the hospital. Using a highly reproducible and discriminatory microsatellite marker panel, we studied the genetic diversity of 217 C. albicans isolates from the blood cultures of 202 patients with candidemia (from January 2007 to December 2011). Each isolate represented 1 candidemia episode. Multiple episodes...
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