Epidemiology
New epidemiology data have been reported by scientists at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 20th, 2007
Current study results from the report, "PCR-based identification and strain typing of Pichia anomala using the ribosomal intergenic spacer region IGS1," have been published. According to a study from Chandigarh, India, "Frequent outbreaks of Pichia anomala fungaemia in paediatric patients have warranted the development of a rapid identification system for this organism. This study describes a specific PCR-based method targeting the rRNA gene intergenic spacer region 1 (IGS1) for rapid identification of Pichia anomala isolates and characterization at the strain level."
"These methods of species identification and strain typing were used on 106 isolates of Pichia anomala...
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