Disk diffusion-based methods for determining Candida parapsilosis susceptibility to anidulafungin

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 3018-3020

  Odabasi, Zekaver ^a   Paetznick, Victor ^a   Goldstein, Beth P ^b   Rex, John H ^a,c   Ostrosky Zeichner, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Vicuron Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANIDULAFUNGIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GLUCOSE; METHYLENE BLUE; POLYSORBATE 80;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY DISK DIFFUSION TEST; ARTICLE; BROTH MICRODILUTION; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DRUG DETERMINATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CULTURE MEDIA; DIFFUSION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0041421150     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.9.3018-3020.2003     Document Type: Article

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