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Comparison of a new chromogenic agar with the germ tube method for presumptive identification ofCandida albicans

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  1. Mycology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory Service, BS2 8EL, Bristol, UK

    C. K. Campbell, A. D. Holmes, K. G. Davey, A. Szekely & D. W. Warnock

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Campbell, C.K., Holmes, A.D., Davey, K.G. et al. Comparison of a new chromogenic agar with the germ tube method for presumptive identification ofCandida albicans . Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 17, 367–368 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709466

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