Epidemiology of yeast species causing bloodstream infection in Tehran, Iran (2015-2017); superiority of 21-plex PCR over the Vitek 2 system for yeast identification.

Conclusion. C. albicans was the main cause of yeast-derived fungaemia in this study. Future prospective studies are warranted to closely monitor the epidemiological landscape of yeast species causing BSIs in Iran. The superiority of 21-plex PCR over automated Vitek 2 indicates its potential clinical utility as an alternative identification tool use in developing countries.
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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - May 4, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Kord M, Salehi M, Khodavaisy S, Hashemi SJ, Daie Ghazvini R, Rezaei S, Maleki A, Elmimoghaddam A, Alijani N, Abdollahi A, Doomanlou M, Ahmadikia K, Rashidi N, Pan W, Boekhout T, Arastehfar A Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research