Colorimetric assay for antifungal susceptibility testing of Aspergillus species

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 3402-3408

  Meletiadis, J ^a   Mouton, J W ^a   Meis, J F G M ^a   Bouman, B A ^a   Donnelly, J P ^a   Verweij, P E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 BIS[2 METHOXY 4 NITRO 5 [(SULFENYLAMINO)CARBONYL] 2H TETRAZOLIUM HYDROXIDE]; AMPHOTERICIN B; FORMAZAN; ITRACONAZOLE; MENADIONE; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; BIOMASS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; COLORIMETRY; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; VITAMIN K 3;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0034824005     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3402-3408.2001     Document Type: Article

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