Comparison of spectrophotometric and visual readings of NCCLS method and evaluation of a colorimetric method based on reduction of a soluble tetrazolium salt, 2,3-bis {2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-[(sulfenylamino) carbonyl]-2H- tetrazolium-hydroxide}, for antifungal susceptibility testing of Aspergillus species

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 4256-4263

  Meletiadis, J ^a   Mouton, J W ^a   Meis, J F G M ^a   Bouman, B A ^a   Donnelly, P J ^a   Verweij, P E ^a   Network, 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; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; COLORIMETRY; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

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

EID: 0035213371     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.12.4256-4263.2001     Document Type: Article

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