Fluconazole susceptibility testing of Candida species by flow cytometry

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 504-508

  Joung, Young Hee ^a   Kim, Hye Ryoun ^a   Lee, Mi Kyung ^a   Park, Ae Ja ^a  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antifungal drug susceptibility testing; Candida; Flow cytometry; Fluconazole; Propidium iodide

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROPIDIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34147155818     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.09.016     Document Type: Article

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