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Increased Phenotypic Switching in Strains of Candida Albicans Associated with Invasive Infections

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Journal J Clin Microbiol
Specialty Microbiology
Date 1994 Nov 1
PMID 7852592
Citations 13
Authors
S Jones
G White
P R Hunter
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Abstract

This study reports the rates of phenotypic switching in strains of Candida albicans isolated from superficial and invasive infections. Of 19 invasive strains, 68% showed switching activity, often at very high rates, compared with only 28% of 40 strains isolated from superficial sites (P = 0.004).

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