Comparison of the Bactec Fx Plus, Mycosis IC/F, Mycosis/F Lytic Blood Culture Media and the BacT/Alert 3D FA Media for Detection of Candida species in Seeded Blood Culture Specimens Containing Therapeutic Peak Levels of Fluconazole

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 412-419

  Jekarl, Dong Wook ^a   Lee, So Young ^a   Lee, Seungok ^a   Park, Yeon Joon ^a   Lee, Jehoon ^a   Baek, Sun Mi ^a   An, Yeon Ju ^a   Ock, Sun Myeong ^a   Lee, Mi Kyung ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Automated blood culture system; BacT Alert; Bactec; Candida species; Fluconazole

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 84869041771     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.21535     Document Type: Article

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