Serotyping of Candida albicans isolated from clinical specimens

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Maria L. Martinez Batista¹  Gerardo Martinez Machin¹  Carlos Fernandez Andreu¹  Alina Llop Hernandez¹ 

[1] ,Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí Laboratório de Micología Habana,Cuba

关键词: Candida albicans;    candidiasis;    serotypes;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761990000100009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A specific antiserum to Candida albicans serotype A was prepared adsorbing a total antiserum with Candida albicans serotype B cells. This specific antiserum was used for serotyping C. albicans strains obtained from patients in different hospitals of Havana City, Cuba. Two hundred strains (95.2%) were serotype A, the remaining 10 (4.8%) were serotype B. Results were also correlated with strains isolated from the specimen origin, sex and race of the patient. The usefulness of this specific antiserum to determine C. albicans serotypes and its therapeutic value are pointed out.

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