Comparison of a spectrophotometric microdilution method with RPMI-2% glucose with the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards reference macrodilution method M27-P for in vitro susceptibility testing of amphotericin B, flucytosine, and fluconazole against Candida albicans

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1998-2003

  Rodríguez Tudela, Juan L ^a   Berenguer, Juan ^b   Martínez Suárez, Joaquín V ^a   Sanchez, Rosario ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GLUCOSE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0029795520     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.9.1998     Document Type: Article

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