Stability of amphotericin B in fungal culture media.
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چکیده
We have found that amphotericin B is unstable in two commonly employed fungal culture media. This instability leads to inaccuracies in determining the actual level of susceptibility of slow-growing strains that require prolonged incubation for growth. To help compensate for this problem, we have described two rapid methods of susceptibility testing.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 8 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1975