Evaluation of mycology laboratory proficiency testing

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2297-2305

  Reilly, Andrew A ^a,c   Salkin, Ira F ^a,c   Mcginnis, Michael R ^d   Gromadzki, Sally ^a   Pasarell, Lester ^d   Kemna, Maggi ^a   Higgins, Nancy ^a   Salfinger, Max ^a,b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MYCOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0032997505     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2297-2305.1999     Document Type: Article

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