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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2003, p. 472-474, Vol. 41, No. 1
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.472-474.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Prevalence of Candida Species, Including Candida dubliniensis, in Singapore

C. W. Yang,1 T. M. S. Barkham,2 F. Y. Chan,1 and Y. Wang1*

Microbial Collection and Screening Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology,1 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore2

Received 10 June 2002/ Returned for modification 7 August 2002/ Accepted 18 October 2002

We present data on the prevalence of Candida species isolated from inpatients in three Singapore hospitals and from vaginal samples collected at community clinics. Strikingly, ~20% of the isolates from blood and vaginal samples were fluconazole-resistant species. By analyzing species-specific gene sequence signatures, we identified Candida dubliniensis from both groups of patients.


* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Microbial Collection and Screening Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 30 Medical Dr., Singapore 117609. Phone: 65-68748604. Fax: 65-67791117. E-mail: mcbwangy{at}imcb.nus.edu.sg.


Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2003, p. 472-474, Vol. 41, No. 1
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.472-474.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.




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