scholarly journals Comparison of molecular typing methods for Candida albicans.

1992 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 2674-2679 ◽  
Author(s):  
P T Magee ◽  
L Bowdin ◽  
J Staudinger
2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 385-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia de Souza Bonfim-Mendonca ◽  
Adriana Fiorini ◽  
Cristiane Suemi Shinobu-Mesquita ◽  
Lilian Cristiane Baeza ◽  
Maria Aparecida Fernandez ◽  
...  

SUMMARY Introduction: The majority of nosocomial fungal infections are caused by Candida spp. where C. albicans is the species most commonly identified. Molecular methods are important tools for assessing the origin of the yeasts isolated in hospitals. Methods: This is a study on the genetic profifiles of 39 nosocomial clinical isolates of C. albicans using two typing methods: random amplifified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and microsatellite, two different primers for each technique were used. Results: RAPD provided 10 and 11 different profiles with values for SAB of 0.84 ± 0.126 and 0.88 ± 0.08 for primers M2 and P4, respectively. Microsatellite using two markers, CDC3 and HIS3, allowed the observation of six and seven different alleles, respectively, with combined discriminatory power of 0.91. Conclusions: Although genetic variability is clear, it was possible to identify high similarity, suggesting a common origin for at least a part of isolates. It is important to emphasize that common origin was proven from yeasts isolated from colonization (urine, catheter or endotracheal secretions) and blood culture from the same patient, indicating that the candidemia must have started from a site of colonization. The combination of RAPD and microsatellite provides a quick and efficient analysis for investigation of similarity among nosocomial isolates of C. albicans.


2005 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Wei Chen ◽  
Hsiu-Jung Lo ◽  
Yu-Hui Lin ◽  
Shu-Ying Li

This report describes the investigation of the genetic profiles of 53 Candida albicans isolates collected from 18 hospitals in Taiwan using three PFGE-based typing methods (PFGE karyotyping, and PFGE of SfiI and BssHII restriction fragments) and one repetitive-sequence-PCR (rep-PCR) method. All four methods were able to identify clonal related isolates from the same patients. PFGE-BssHII exhibited the highest discriminatory power by discriminating 40 genotypes, followed by PFGE-SfiI (35 genotypes) and then by rep-PCR (31 genotypes), while PFGE karyotyping exhibited the lowest discriminatory power (19 genotypes). High discriminatory power can also be achieved by combining typing methods with different typing mechanisms, such as rep-PCR and PFGE-based typing methods. The results also showed that the genotype of each isolate was patient-specific and not associated with the source of the isolation, geographic origin or antifungal resistance.


Author(s):  
Marie Andrea Laetitia Huët ◽  
Nazmul Hasan Muzahid ◽  
Chuen Zhang Lee ◽  
Calvin Bok Sun Goh ◽  
Jacky Dwiyanto ◽  
...  

1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 756-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey D. Klausner ◽  
Carol Zukerman ◽  
Ajit P. Limaye ◽  
Lawrence Corey

AbstractUsing molecular typing methods, we confirmed an outbreak ofStenotrophomonas maltophiliaamong bone marrow transplant patients. The likely source was a healthcare worker who may have washed with moisturizer instead of soap between patients. Hospital epidemiologists need to go beyond antibiograms when evaluating outbreaks and be vigilant about all aspects of hand washing.


2014 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 147-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiehao Lin ◽  
Liying Lin ◽  
Fan Zhang

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