Use of spectrophotometric reading for in vitro antifungal susceptibility testing of Aspergillus spp.

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 871-874

  Dannaoui, Eric ^a   Persat, Florence ^a   Monier, Marie France ^a   Borel, Elisabeth ^a   Piens, Marie Antoinette ^a   Picot, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Aspergillus; Spectrophotometric reading; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0033305867     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-45-10-871     Document Type: Article

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