Susceptibility to echinocandins of Candida spp. strains isolated in Italy assessed by European Committee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution methods

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Montagna, Maria Teresa ^a   Lovero, Grazia ^a   Coretti, Caterina ^a   Martinelli, Domenico ^b   De Giglio, Osvalda ^a   Iatta, Roberta ^a   Balbino, Stella ^a   Rosato, Antonio ^a   Caggiano, Giuseppina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anidulafungin; Antifungal; Candida spp.; Caspofungin; CLSI; EUCAST; Micafungin

Indexed keywords

ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; MICAFUNGIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ECHINOCANDIN; LIPOPEPTIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEYEROZYMA GUILLIERMONDII; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; QUALITY CONTROL; CANDIDIASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; ECHINOCANDINS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LIPOPEPTIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84929615817     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-015-0442-4     Document Type: Article

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