African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Development and evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for the rapid diagnosis of Candida parapsilosis

Yili Chen
  • Yili Chen
  • Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Af?liated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Hongxu Xu*
  • Hongxu Xu*
  • Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Af?liated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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  •  Received: 04 September 2014
  •  Accepted: 14 November 2014
  •  Published: 26 November 2014

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