Routine use of a commercial test, GLABRATA RTT, for rapid identification of Candida glabrata in six laboratories

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4870-4872

  Freydiere, A M ^a   Perry, J D ^c   Faure, O ^b   Willinger, B ^d   Tortorano, A M ^e   Nicholson, A ^c   Peman, J ^f   Verweij, P E ^g  

^a HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^g RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLAVISPORA LUSITANIAE; FUNGI; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII;

EID: 5444245490     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4870-4872.2004     Document Type: Article

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