Multicenter evaluation of Neo-Sensitabs, a standardized diffusion method for yeast susceptibility testing

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 92-96

  Carrillo Muñoz, Alfonso Javier ^a,o   Abarca, Lourdes ^b,o   Quindós, Guillermo ^c,o   Arévalo, Pilar ^d   Bornay, Fernando ^e   Cabañes, Francisco Javier ^b   Casals, José B ^f   Estivill, Dolors ^a   Gonzalez Lama, Zoilo ^g   Iglesias, Isabel ^h   Hernández Molina, Juan Manuel ⁱ   Linares, Ma José ^j   Martín Mazuelos, Estrella ^k   Payá, Majesús ^l   Pereiro Jr , Manuel ^m   Millán, Rosario San ^c   Rubio, Ma Carmen ⁿ  

^a Associacio Catalana d'Intelligencia Artificial   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^e Hospital Verge dels Lliris   (Spain)

^f Rosco Diagnostica   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL LA INMACULADA   (Spain)

^j Universidad de Cordoba   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

ⁿ HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^o Span Comm Antifungal Test S ^*  (Spain)

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Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Collaborative study; Neo Sensitabs

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; TIOCONAZOLE;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS; HANSENULA; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHODOTORULA; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; PICHIA; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM;

EID: 6544271519     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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