Karyotyping of fluconazole-resistant yeasts with phenotype reported as Candida krusei or Candida inconspicua

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-40

  Mata Essayag, S ^a   Baily, G G ^b   Denning, D W ^a   Burnie, J P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; KARYOTYPING; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

CANDIDA INCONSPICUA; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 0030044530     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-1-35     Document Type: Article

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