Limitation of the AccuProbe Coccidioides immitis culture identification test: False-negative results with formaldehyde-killed cultures

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2427-2428

  Gromadzki, Sally G ^a   Chaturvedi, Vishnu ^a,b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; FUNGI;

EID: 0034125070     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.38.6.2427-2428.2000     Document Type: Article

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