Prevalence of Candida species, including Candida dubliniensis, in Singapore.
We present data on the prevalence of Candida species isolated from inpatients in three Singapore hospitals and from vaginal samples collected at community clinics. Strikingly, approximately 20% of the isolates from blood and vaginal samples were fluconazole-resistant species. By analyzing species-specific gene sequence signatures, we identified Candida dubliniensis from both groups of patients.
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Microbial Collection and Screening Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
Barkham
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Chan
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Wang
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D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology