Development of reference procedures for broth microdilution antifungal susceptibility testing of yeasts with standardized endpoint determination

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-59

  Makimura, Koichi ^a   Sudo, Takako ^b   Kudo, Michinari ^a   Uchida, Katsuhisa ^a   Yamaguchi, Hideyo ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EIKEN CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility test; Endpoint; MIC; NCCLS

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0031941289     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb01970.x     Document Type: Article

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