The Etest® - An alternative to the NCCLS standard for susceptibility testing of yeasts?;DER ETEST® - EINE ALTERNATIVE ZUM NCCLS-STANDARD FUR DIE EMPFINDLICHKEITSPRUFUNG VON HEFEN?

Mycoses, Supplement

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 44-46

  Seibold, M ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azoles; Etest ; Fluconazole; NCCLS Standard; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; PYRROLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GERMANY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; YEAST; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YEASTS;

EID: 0030321620     PISSN: 09437312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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