Evaluation of broth microdilution antifungal susceptibility testing conditions for Trichophyton rubrum

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1917-1920

  Santos, D A ^a   Hamdan, J S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; MCVEIGH AND MORTON MEDIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RPMI 1640 MEDIUM; SABOURAUD DEXTROSE BROTH MEDIUM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 16844379723     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.4.1917-1920.2005     Document Type: Article

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