Comparative study of the new colorimetric VITEK 2 yeast identification card versus the older fluorometric card and of CHROMagar Candida as a source medium with the new card

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 227-228

  Aubertine, C L ^a   Rivera, M ^a   Rohan, S M ^a   Larone, D H ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COLORIMETRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLUOROMETRY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COLORIMETRY; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOLOGY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

CANDIDA; FUNGI;

EID: 30744471955     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.1.227-228.2006     Document Type: Article

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