Evaluation of PNA-fish yeast traffic light for rapid identification of yeast directly from positive blood cultures and assessment of clinical impact

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1301-1302

  Stone, N R H ^a   Gorton, R L ^a   Barker, K ^a   Ramnarain, P ^a   Kibbler, C C ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLAVISPORA LUSITANIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIPODASCUS CAPITATUS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MYCOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 84875843048     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00028-13     Document Type: Article

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