Evaluation of VITEK 2 colorimetric cards versus fluorimetric cards for identification of yeasts

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 455-457

  Loïez, Caroline ^a   Wallet, Frédéric ^a   Sendid, Boualem ^a   Courcol, René J ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Identification; VITEK 2; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA CATENULATA; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KEFYR; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; CANDIDA NORVEGENSIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA PELLICULOSA; CANDIDA SPHAERICA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOTRICHUM CAPITATUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROFLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TRICHOSPORON ASAHII; TRICHOSPORON MUCOIDES; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA; YEAST;

COLORIMETRY; FLUOROMETRY; HUMANS; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; YEASTS;

EID: 33845190916     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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