Identification of Candida Species from Blood Cultures with Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH), Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and Conventional Methods

Borekci, Guelay; Ersoz, Guelden; Otag, Feza; Ozturhan, Hakan; Sen, Sebahat; Soylemez, Fatma; Akalin, HİLAL; ÖZKUL, YUSUF; Emekdas, Guerol

doi:10.5174/tutfd.2009.01700.1

Identification of Candida Species from Blood Cultures with Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH), Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and Conventional Methods

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Borekci G., Ersoz G., Otag F., Ozturhan H., Sen S., Soylemez F., ...More

TRAKYA UNIVERSITESI TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.27, no.2, pp.183-191, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 27 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.5174/tutfd.2009.01700.1
Journal Name: TRAKYA UNIVERSITESI TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.183-191
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Rapid and accurate identification of Candida species from blood cultures is crucial to ensure effective antifungal therapy and to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with bloodstream fungal infections. In this study, we aimed to identify Candida spp. from blood culture samples with fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and conventional methods.