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Identification of Candida species in the clinical laboratory: a review of conventional, commercial, and molecular techniques.
Oral diseases - 1 May 2014
Neppelenbroek K H, Seó R S, Urban V M, Silva S, Dovigo L N, Jorge J H, Campanha N H
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In healthy individuals, Candida species are considered commensal yeasts of the oral cavity. However, these microorganisms can also act as opportunist pathogens, particularly the so-called non-albicans Candida species that are increasingly recognized as important agents of human infection. Several surveys have documented increased rates of C. glabrata, C. tropicalis, C. guilliermondii, C. dubliniensis, C....
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