Identification of pathogenic rare yeast species in clinical samples: Comparison between phenotypical and molecular methods

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1895-1899

  Cendejas Bueno, Emilio ^a   Gomez Lopez, Alicia ^a   Mellado, Emilia ^a   Rodriguez Tudela, Juan L ^a   Cuenca Estrella, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OROPHARYNX CANDIDIASIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; YEAST;

HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSES; YEASTS;

EID: 77951809299     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00336-10     Document Type: Article

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