title: A single strain of Candida albicans associated with separate episodes of fungemia and meningitis.
abstract: Four isolates of Candida albicans recovered from the blood and cerebral spinal fluid of a 66-year-old man during episodes of systemic infection separated by 3 months and antifungal therapy were analyzed by a variety of molecular typing methods. All four isolates were shown to represent the same strain, indicating a relapse of infection rather than reinfection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rennie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D016469:Fungemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal