Correlation between CLSI, EUCAST and Etest methodologies for amphotericin B and fluconazole antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida spp. clinical isolates

Pharmazie

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 286-289

  Claudino, A L R ^a   Peixoto Jr , R F ^a   Melhem, M S C ^b   Szeszs, M W ^b   Lyon, Juliana Pereira ^c   Chavasco, J K ^a   Franco, M C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL AND LABORATORY STANDARD INSTITUTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DILUTION; EPSILOMETER TEST; EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

AGAR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CULTURE MEDIA; DIFFUSION; FLUCONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 42149153264     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1691/ph.2008.7741     Document Type: Article

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