Colorimetric susceptibility testing for Aspergillus fumigatus: Comparison of menadione-augmented 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl- 2H-tetrazolium bromide and Alamar Blue tests

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2039-2041

  Jahn, Bernhard ^a,b   Stüben, Annette ^a   Bhakdi, Sucharit ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Inst of Med Microbiol and Hygiene   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COLORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0029940482     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.8.2039-2041.1996     Document Type: Article

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