In vitro susceptibility testing of Aspergillus spp.: Comparison of Etest and reference microdilution methods for determining voriconazole and itraconazole MICs

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1126-1129

  Pfaller, J B ^a   Messer, S A ^a   Hollis, R J ^a   Diekema, D J ^a   Pfaller, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS GLAUCUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS SYDOWII; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ETEST METHOD; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE MICRODILUTION METHOD;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS GLAUCUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS SYDOWII; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; GLAUCUS;

EID: 0037335806     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.1126-1129.2003     Document Type: Article

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