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Issues in identifying germ tube positive yeasts by conventional methods.
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis - 1 Jan 2014
Yazdanpanah Atta, Khaithir Tzar Mohd Nizam
Abstract excerpt
Candida speciation is vital for epidemiology and management of candidiasis. Nonmolecular conventional methods often fail to identify closely related germ tube positive yeasts from clinical specimens. The present study was conducted to identify these yeasts and to highlight issues in conventional versus molecular methods of identification. A total of 98 germ tube positive yeasts from high vaginal swabs were...
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