Evaluation of bichro-latex albicans, a new method for rapid identification of Candida albicans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1263-1265

  Quindos, Guillermo ^a   San Millan, Rosario ^a   Robert, Raymond ^b   Bernard, Christian ^c   Ponton, Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UFR des Sci Medicales et P   (France)

^c SR2B   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0030991150     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1263-1265.1997     Document Type: Article

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