Comparison of Candida ID medium with Sabouraud-chloramphenicol agar for the isolation of yeasts from clinical haematology surveillance specimens

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 221-224

  Olver, W J ^a   Stafford, J ^a   Cheetham, P ^a   Boswell, T C ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHLORAMPHENICOL;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KEFYR; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036182172     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-51-3-221     Document Type: Article

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