A colorimetric and spectrophotometric method for in vitro susceptibility testing of Aspergillus species against caspofungin

Medical Mycology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 351-355

  Te Dorsthorst, D T A ^a,b   Zwaaftink, Groot R B M ^a,b   Rijs, A J M M ^a,b   Meletiadis, J ^c   Verweij, P E ^b  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Caspofungin; Colorimetric method; In vitro susceptibility; Spectrophotometric readings

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; ITRACONAZOLE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; COLORIMETRY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; COLORIMETRY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS;

EID: 34249656792     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780701216485     Document Type: Article

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