The evaluation of CHROMagar-Candida as an isolation medium for identification of Candida species isolated from different clinical specimens

Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-47

  Özçelik, Berrin ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Candida spp; CHROMagar Candida; Identification

Indexed keywords

AGAR; GLUCOSE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL STUDY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; YEAST;

EID: 34547892298     PISSN: 1304530X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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