Fluconazole disk diffusion procedure for determining susceptibility of Candida species

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2154-2157

  Barry, Arthur L ^a   Brown, Steven D ^a  

^a CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; DILUTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA;

EID: 0029785087     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2154-2157.1996     Document Type: Article

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