Comparative performance of Fungichrom I, Candifast and API 20C Aux systems in the identification of clinically significant yeasts

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1105-1110

  Gundes S G ^a   Gulenc, S ^a   Bingol, R ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; YEAST;

EID: 0035198090     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-12-1105     Document Type: Article

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