Simple method for detecting fluconazole-resistant yeasts with chromogenic agar.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on July 01, 1996

Authors

T F Patterson1, S G Revankar, W R Kirkpatrick, O Dib, A W Fothergill, S W Redding, D A Sutton, M G Rinaldi

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1: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284, USA. PATTERSON@UTHSCSA.EDU

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