Single-tube, dual channel pentaplexing for the identification of Candida strains associated with human infection.

• Main Authors: Jainlabdin, Mohd Hanif, Batra, Ambalika, Paredes, Edith Sánchez, Hernández Hernández, Francisca, Fu, Guoliang, Jorge, Tovar-Torres
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Nat\ure Publishing Group 2019
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/76777/1/76777_Single-tube%2C%20dual%20channel_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76777/2/76777_Single-tube%2C%20dual%20channel.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76777/; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-51198-6.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51198-6

Invasive candidiasis is one of the most common nosocomial fungal infections worldwide. Delayed implementation of effective antifungal treatment caused by inefficient Candida diagnosis contributes to its notoriously high mortality rates. The availability of better Candida diagnostic tools would posit...