Genotyping of Candida albicans isolates from oropharyngeal candidiasis in head & neck cancer patients in Iran: Molecular epidemiology and SAP2 gene expression

Conclusion: We found few genetically-related as well as identical isolates among the 32 Candida strains which indicated low cross-contaminations among the patients. There was no relationship between C. albicans MLST profiles and their geographic distribution, cancer type and SAP2 gene expression. This lack of correlation was possibly due to the small understudy population; hence, finding more relevance requires studies with a higher number of samples.
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - Category: Biology Source Type: research