A new method of antibiotyping yeasts for subspecies discrimination and distribution in human clinical specimens

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-62

  Quindós, Guillermo ^a   Lipperheide, Verónica ^a   Barturen, Begoña ^a   Alonso, Rocío ^a   Bikandi, Joseba ^a   San Millán, Rosario ^a   Tellaetxe, Matilde ^a   Ribacoba, Laureano ^a   Pontón, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotypes; Candida; Subspecies Discrimination; Torulopsis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ECONAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NYSTATIN;

ARTICLE; BIOTYPING; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPING; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TORULOPSIS; YEAST;

ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0029899502     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00144429     Document Type: Article

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