Comparison of results obtained by testing with three different agar media and by the NCCLS M27-A method for in vitro testing of fluconazole against Candida spp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2665-2668

  Rubio, M Carmen ^a   Gil, Joaquina ^a   De Ocáriz, Inmaculada Ramírez ^a   Benito, Rafael ^a   Rezusta, Antonio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^b Fac Cie de la Salud y del Deporte   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; FLUCONAZOLE; GLUCOSE; METHYLENE BLUE; MUELLER HINTON AGAR; RPMI AGAR; SHADOMY MEDIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NCCLS M27 A METHOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; FUNGI;

EID: 0038519242     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2665-2668.2003     Document Type: Article

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