title: Serotyping of Candida albicans isolated from clinical specimens.
abstract: A specific antiserum to Candida albicans serotype A was prepared absorbing a total antiserum with Candida albicans serotype B cells. This specific antiserum was used for serotyping C. albicans strains obtained from patients in different hospitals of Havana City, Cuba. Two hundred strains (95.2%) were serotype A, the remaining 10 (4.8%) were serotype B. Results were also correlated with strains isolated from the specimen origin, sex and race of the patient. The usefulness of this specific antiserum to determine C. albicans serotypes and its therapeutic value are pointed out.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Micología, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri, Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Martínez Batista
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martínez Machin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernández Andreu
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hernández
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003462:Cuba; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods