title: Detection of 10 medically important Candida species by seminested polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: A seminested PCR detecting ten medically important Candida species were achieved. Analytical sensitivity and specificity were not compromised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Leslie Thian Lung
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Than
authors.forename: Pei Pei
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: Kee Peng
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Heng Fong
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Seow
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal