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Application of microsatellite typing for the investigation of a cluster of cases of Candida albicans candidaemia.
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Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases [Clin Microbiol Infect] 2006 Jul; Vol. 12 (7), pp. 674-6. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- A cluster of cases of Candida albicans candidaemia in a surgical intensive care unit was investigated. The probability of such a cluster during a single month was highly significant compared with the frequency of candidaemia in the previous year. A molecular typing method, based on length analysis of three (EF3, CDC3, HIS3) microsatellite-containing regions, was used to investigate isolates from patients in and outside the ward. This demonstrated the involvement of different strains, indicating the absence of cross-transmission among patients. Results of microsatellite typing can be obtained almost in real-time, which is particularly useful in an outbreak context.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1198-743X
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16774566
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01438.x