Comparative evaluation of NCCLS M27-A and EUCAST broth microdilution procedures for antifungal susceptibility testing of candida species.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on November 01, 2002

Authors

Manuel Cuenca-Estrella1, Wendy Lee-Yang, Meral A Ciblak, Beth A Arthington-Skaggs, Emilia Mellado, David W Warnock, Juan L Rodriguez-Tudela

Author Affiliations

1: Servicio de Micología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Spain.

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