Direct isolation of Candida spp. from blood cultures on the chromogenic medium CHROMagar Candida

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2629-2632

  Horvath, Lynn L ^a   Hospenthal, Duane R ^a   Murray, Clinton K ^a   Dooley, David P ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; FECES; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM; URINE; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 0037842881     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2629-2632.2003     Document Type: Article

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