Molecular epidemiology of Candida albicans and its closely related yeasts Candida dubliniensis and Candida africana.
We performed a molecular study to determine the occurrence of Candida albicans, Candida africana, and Candida dubliniensis in different clinical samples. The study provides new insights into the epidemiology of candidiasis in hospitalized patients in three hospitals in southern Italy. It also reports the first detailed epidemiological data concerning the occurrence of C. africana in clinical samples.
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Orazio
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Department of Life Sciences Marcello Malpighi, Section of Microbiological, Genetic, and Molecular Sciences, University of Messina, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
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Giuseppe
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D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology