Comparison of rapid testing methods for enzyme production with the germ tube method for presumptive identification of Candida albicans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2847-2849

  Heelan, Judith S ^a,b   Siliezar, Diana ^a   Coon, Kimberly ^a  

^a MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; TORULOPSIS;

EID: 0029969019     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.11.2847-2849.1996     Document Type: Article

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