Evaluation of the disc diffusion method with a comparison study for fluconazole susceptibility of Candida strains

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 633-636

  Kustimur, Semra ^a   Kalkanci, Ayse ^a   Mansuroglu, Halil ^a   Senel, Kadriye ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility tests; Disc diffusion; Fluconazole; Macrodilution; Microdilution

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; DIFFUSION; FLUCONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0037944057     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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