Article
Epidemiological analysis of Candida yeasts by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
Mycoses - 1 Jan 2000
Willinger B, Berger A, Li L, Hirschl A M, Aspöck C, Makristathis A, Prückl M, Rotter M L
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to determine whether yeast isolates from mothers and their new-borns are of the same genotype. In this investigation, 103 parturient mothers and their children were examined for colonization by yeasts by sampling the vaginal secretions at delivery and by taking swabs...
Topics
- Candida
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Fungal
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Labor, Obstetric
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Pregnancy
- Vagina
