Use of chromogenic medium and semi-nested PCR-based assay to identify Candida species <br> Utilização de um meio cromogênico e da técnica de semi-nested PCR para identificação de espécies de Cândida

In this study, the chromogenic medium CHROMagar Candida™ and semi-nested PCR-based assay (sn- PCR) were compared in relation to their capacity to identify the species of 52 clinical isolates of Candida sp. By using the chromogenic medium, 39 (75%) yeasts isolates were presumptively identified as C....

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Main Authors: Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta, Luciana Furlaneto Maia, Terezinha Inez Estivalet Svidzinski, Marcelo Carneiro, Paulo Roberto Ceridório Corrêa, Mariana Caldas Minari, Rita de Cássia Pontello Rampazzo, Narjara do Carmo Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2006-10-01
Series:Semina : Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/3511