Flow cytometry susceptibility testing for conventional antifungal drugs and Comparison with the NCCLS Broth Macrodilution Test

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Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-98

  Najafzadeh, M J ^a   Falahati, M ^b   Pooshanga Bagheri, K ^b   Fata, A ^a   Fateh, R ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Macrodilution; NCCLS; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KEFYR; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 68949093557     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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