EUCAST technical note on the EUCAST definitive document EDef 7.2: Method for the determination of broth dilution minimum inhibitory concentrations of antifungal agents for yeasts EDef 7.2 (EUCAST-AFST)

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Arendrup, Maiken C ^a   Cuenca Estrella, Manuel ^b   Lass Flörl, Cornelia ^c   Hope, William ^d   Arendrup, M C ^e   Hope, W W ^e   Florl C ^e   Cuenca Estrella, M ^e   Arikan, S ^e   Barchiesi, F ^e   Bille, J ^e   Chryssanthou, E ^e   Groll, A ^e   Gaustad, P ^e   Jarv H ^e   Klimko, N ^e   Lortholary, O ^e   Matos, T ^e   Moore, C ^e   Schmalreck, A ^e   Velegraki, A ^e   Verweij, P ^e   more..

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Antifungals; Candida; Cryptococcus; EUCAST; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Susceptibility testing; Yeast

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANIDULAFUNGIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ECHINOCANDIN; FLUCONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CRYPTOCOCCUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

CANDIDA;

EID: 84862606187     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03880.x     Document Type: Article

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