Validation of High Resolution Melting Analysis (HRM) of the Amplified ITS2 Region for the Detection and Identification of Yeasts from Clinical Samples: Comparison with Culture and MALDI-TOF Based Identification

• Hans Duyvejonck,

  Affiliations Laboratory Bacteriology Research, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Education, Health and Social Work, University College Ghent, Keramiekstraat 80, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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• Piet Cools,

  Affiliation Laboratory Bacteriology Research, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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• Johan Decruyenaere,

  Affiliation Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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• Kristien Roelens,

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University Hospital, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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• Lucien Noens,

  Affiliation Department of Haematology and Blood Bank, Ghent University Hospital, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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• Stefan Vermeulen,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Education, Health and Social Work, University College Ghent, Keramiekstraat 80, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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• Geert Claeys,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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• Ellen Decat,

  Affiliation Laboratory Bacteriology Research, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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• Els Van Mechelen,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Education, Health and Social Work, University College Ghent, Keramiekstraat 80, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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• Mario Vaneechoutte

  * E-mail: Mario.Vaneechoutte@UGent.be

  Affiliation Laboratory Bacteriology Research, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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