Clinical comparison of the Bactec Mycosis IC/F, BacT/Alert FA, and BacT/Alert FN blood culture vials for the detection of candidemia

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-156

  Ericson, Eva Lena ^a   Klingspor, Lena ^a   Ullberg, Måns ^a   Özenci, Volkan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Candidemia; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE VIAL; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL DETECTION; GENERAL DEVICE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; COINFECTION; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84861189440     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.02.020     Document Type: Article

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