Evaluation of a commercial medium for identification of candida species

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-158

  San Millan R ^a   Ribacoba, L ^a   Ponton J ^a   Quindos G ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOMYCETALES; MYCOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOTORULA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRICHOSPORON; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029944379     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01591489     Document Type: Article

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