Evaluation of etest for determining in vitro susceptibility of yeast isolates to amphotericin B

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 223-227

  Pfaller, M A ^a   Messer, S A ^a   Bolmstrom A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b AB BIODISK   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TECHNIQUE; YEAST;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEASTS;

EID: 0032446423     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00120-5     Document Type: Article

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