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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Fungemia by yeasts in Brazil: occurrence and phenotypic study of strains isolated at the Public Hospital, Botucatu, São Paulo

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Author(s):
Ruiz, L. da S. [1]
Total Authors: 1
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas. Departamento de Microbiologia - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL DE MYCOLOGIE MEDICALE; v. 15, n. 1, p. 13-21, mar. 2005.
Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Abstract

In this study strains of yeasts isolated from the blood of human patients were analyzed taxonomically, their virulence factors were determined and compared, and phenotypic markers were used to compare the samples with respect to phenotypic differences across the range of patients as well as between samples isolated from the same patient. In association with phenotypic methods, genetic analyses should also be made of the samples under study to help in the rational development of a wider range of preventive measures and better control of hospital-contracted infections. (AU)