Evaluation of the microdilution, etest and disk diffusion methods for antifungal susceptibility testing of clinical strains of Trichosporon spp.

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 404-408

  Metin, Dilek Yeşim ^a   Hilmioglu Polat, S ^a   Hakim, F ^a   Inci, R ^a   Tumbay, E ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Antifungal susceptibility; Disk diffusion; Etest; Fluconazole; Itraconazole; Microdilution; Trichosporon spp.; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; TRICHOSPORON; TRICHOSPORON ASAHII;

EID: 24644446977     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2005.17.4.404     Document Type: Article

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