<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><bold>Background</bold>: Fungal infections are a health issue paradoxically fuelled by the developments in medical care. Objectives: Our study is an investigation on the correlation between the infection site and the genotypes of Candida albicans strains isolated from Romanian patients. <bold>Methods</bold>: A total number of 301 isolates from different clinical sites were investigated in terms of genotype determination. <bold>Results</bold>: The isolates were clustered in three groups according to their genotype: 55.81% showed genotype A, 14.62% genotype B, and 29.57% genotype C. <bold>Conclusions</bold>: No significant correlation was found between the genotype and the infection site, but a significant correlation was found between genotype C and isolates from HIV patients proving that C. albicans pathogenicity probably relies on factors related to the host.</p></abstract>

Background: Fungal infections are a health issue paradoxically fuelled by the developments in medical care. Objectives: Our study is an investigation on the correlation between the infection site and the genotypes of Candida albicans strains isolated from Romanian patients. Methods: A total number of 301 isolates from different clinical sites were investigated in terms of genotype determination. Results: The isolates were clustered in three groups according to their genotype: 55.81% showed genotype A, 14.62% genotype B, and 29.57% genotype C. Conclusions: No significant correlation was found between the genotype and the infection site, but a significant correlation was found between genotype C and isolates from HIV patients proving that C. albicans pathogenicity probably relies on factors related to the host.

Genotype comparison of <italic>Candida albicans</italic> isolates from different clinical samples

Gr. T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Revista Romana de Medicina de Laborator

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Genotype comparison of  isolates from different clinical samples

Background: Fungal infections are a health issue paradoxically fuelled by the developments in medical care. Objectives: Our study is an investigation on the...

Genotype comparison of Candida albicans isolates from different clinical samples

Publié en ligne: 30 juil. 2019

Pages: 327 - 332

Reçu: 22 janv. 2019

Accepté: 11 avr. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2019-0027

Mots clés
C. albicans, clinical source, genotype C, HIV-patients, Romania

© 2019 Andra-Cristina Bostănaru et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Genotype comparison of Candida albicans isolates from different clinical samples

Publié en ligne: 30 juil. 2019

Pages: 327 - 332

Reçu: 22 janv. 2019

Accepté: 11 avr. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2019-0027

Mots clésC. albicans, clinical source, genotype C, HIV-patients, Romania

© 2019 Andra-Cristina Bostănaru et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
C. albicans, clinical source, genotype C, HIV-patients, Romania