'Spiking' as a rapid method for differentiation of Candida albicans from other yeast species

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 78-80

  Barnes, R A ^a   Vale, L ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C. albicans; Germ tube; Spiking

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TIME MANAGEMENT;

AGAR; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COST SAVINGS; CULTURE MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; HEAT; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PHENOTYPE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16844369707     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.09.040     Document Type: Article

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