Use of specialised isolation media for recognition and identification of Candida dubliniensis isolates from HIV-infected patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 296-300

  Schoofs, A ^a   Odds, F C ^b   Colebunders, R ^c   Ieven, M ^d   Goossens, H ^d  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BETA GLUCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDIASIS; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030912012     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01695634     Document Type: Article

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