Rapid flow cytometric susceptibility testing of Candida albicans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2320-2324

  Ramani, Rama ^a   Ramani, Ananthakrishnan ^a   Wong, Susan J ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOROCHROME; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 0030876947     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2320-2324.1997     Document Type: Article

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