Analysis of the influence of tween concentration, inoculum size, assay medium, and reading time on susceptibility testing of Aspergillus spp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1251-1255

  Gomez Lopez, Alicia ^a   Aberkane, Amel ^a   Petrikkou, Eva ^a   Mellado, Emilia ^a   Rodriguez Tudela, Juan Luis ^a   Cuenca Estrella, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; GLUCOSE; ITRACONAZOLE; POLYSORBATE 20; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; METHODOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS; CULTURE MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYSORBATES; TIME FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS;

EID: 14944351682     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1251-1255.2005     Document Type: Article

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