Multisite reproducibility of the Etest MIC method for antifungal susceptibility testing of yeast isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1691-1693

  Pfaller, M A ^a   Messer, S A ^a   Bolmstrom A ^b   Odds, F C ^c   Rex, J H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b AB BIODISK   (Sweden)

^c JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029895127     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.7.1691-1693.1996     Document Type: Article

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