Standardization of antifungal susceptibility variables for a semiautomated methodology

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2513-2517

  Rodriguez Tudela J L ^a   Cuenca Estrella, M ^a   Diaz Guerra T M ^a   Mellado, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FLUCONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CANDIDA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; METHODOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STANDARDIZATION;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CANDIDA; FUNGI;

EID: 0034951145     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.7.2513-2517.2001     Document Type: Article

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