Comparison of Etest, microdilution and colorimetric dilution with reference broth macrodilution method for antifungal susceptibility testing of clinically significant Candida species isolated from immunocompromised patients

Mycoses

Volumn 40, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 291-296

  Arikan, S ^a   Gur D ^a   Akova, M ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Antifungal susceptibility testing; Candida; Colorimetric microdilution; Etest; Fluconazole; Macrodilution; Microdilution

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031456483     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1997.tb00234.x     Document Type: Article

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