Comparison study of broth macrodilution and microdilution antifungal susceptibility tests for the filamentous fungi

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2106-2110

  Pujol, I ^a   Guarro, J ^b   Llop, C ^b   Soler, L ^b   Fernandez Ballart J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

^b FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUSARIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 9544244892     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.9.2106     Document Type: Article

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