Rapid identification of Candida albicans and its related species Candida stellatoidea and Candida dubliniensis by a single PCR amplification using primers specific for the repetitive sequence (RPS) of Candida albicans

This PCR-based technique targeting the alt repeats in the RPS is useful as a tool for the rapid identification and distinction of C. albicans, C. stellatoidea and C. dubliniensis.