Antifungal susceptibility testing of yeast isolates from blood cultures by microbroth dilution and the E test

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 693-697

  Simor, A E ^a   Goswell, G ^a   Louie, L ^a   Lee, M ^a   Louie, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DILUTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TECHNIQUE; YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0030732829     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01708563     Document Type: Article

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