Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of unusual vaginal isolates of Candida albicans from Africa

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As expected by its global prevalence, the most frequently isolated species of yeast from vaginal swabs obtained from patients in Africa was Candida albicans, which accounted for 53 of 85 (62.4%) of the isolates from women in Madagascar and 35 of 54 (64.8%) of the culture-positive women in Angola. However, 40% of the Madagascan and 23% of the isolates from Angola, as well as two isolates obtained from one German...

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