title: Prevalence of Candida species, including Candida dubliniensis, in Singapore.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Microbial Collection and Screening Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: T M S
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Barkham
authors.forename: F Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: 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