Article
Genetic diversity assessed using PFGE, MLP and MLST in Candida spp. candidemia isolates obtained from a Brazilian hospital.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Jun 2021
Canela Heliara Maria Spina, Cardoso Bárbara, Frazão Miliane Rodrigues, Falcão Juliana Pfrimer, Vitali Lucia Helena, Martinez Roberto, da Silva Ferreira Márcia Eliana
Abstract excerpt
Candida spp. are the main causative agents of invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. Candidemia has attributable mortality rates of 15 to 35% and increases hospitalisation time and costs, thus making this disease a public health concern. This study aimed to use pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), microsatellite length polymorphism (MLP) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) to analyse the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Brazil
- Candida
- Candidemia
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Hospitals