Differentiation by RAPD-PCR of Candida albicans isolated from upper respiratory tract in elderly people from care center

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https://doi.org/10.12923/

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differentiation, RAPD-PCR, Candida albicans, upper respiratory tract

Abstract

Elderly people, aged 65 years old or older, are predisposed to fungal infections caused especially by Candida spp., mainly Candida albicans. Among them the most common are respiratory tract candidiasis. The aim of this study was to estimate the genetic diversity by RAPD-PCR of C. albicans isolated from the upper respiratory tract in elderly people from a  care center in order to assess spreading of these strains among people from close population. Among 75 strains, 46 genotypes were defined. 11 clusters comprising 40 (53.33%) isolates at the value of similarity coefficient ≥ 80% were formed. The remaining 35 (46.67%) isolates represented individual genotypes.

 

 

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2025-04-09

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2010): Annales UMCS, Pharmacia, Sectio DDD, Volume XXIII

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