Multi-centre evaluation of the Etest method for antifungal drug susceptibility testing of Candida spp. and Cryptococcus neoformans

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 321-331

  Warnock, D W ^a   Johnson, E M ^a   Rogers, T R F ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DILUTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031708692     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/42.3.321     Document Type: Article

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