Evaluation of Vitek 2 for identification of yeasts in the clinical laboratoy

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 591-593

  Meurman, Olli ^a   Koskensalo, A ^a   Rantakokko Jalava, K ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Candida; Diagnosis; Identification; Vitek; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 33646690693     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01409.x     Document Type: Article

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