Antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida species by flow cytometry

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-26

  Lee, Weegyo ^a   Kwak, Yunsik ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Flow cytometry; Fluorescent dyes

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIS(1,3 DIBUTYLBARBITURIC ACID)TRIMETHINE OXONOL; BIS(1,3-DIBUTYLBARBITURATE)TRIMETHINE OXONOL; FLUORESCENT DYE; ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

AMPHOTERICIN B; BARBITURATES; CANDIDA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; ISOXAZOLES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0033073782     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.1.21     Document Type: Article

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