title: Study of molecular epidemiology of candidiasis in portugal by PCR fingerprinting of Candida clinical isolates.
abstract: PCR fingerprinting was used to type 177 yeast isolates obtained from two medical institutions. Candida albicans was the predominant species found, followed by C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis, C. guilliermondii, and C. krusei, which accounted for over 20% of the strains isolated. This survey represents the first study of molecular epidemiology of candidiasis in Portugal.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biologia da Universidade do Minho (CBUM), Departamento de Biologia, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.forename: Judite
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Célia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pais
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D041221:Candida glabrata / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D041022:Candida tropicalis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal