Ann Lab Med.  2015 Jan;35(1):175-177. 10.3343/alm.2015.35.1.175.

Three Cases of Candidiasis Misidentified as Candida famata by the Vitek 2 System

• Kim HY
• Huh HJ
• Choi R
• Ki CS
• Lee NY

• KMID: 2363173
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2015.35.1.175

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use
Candida/*genetics/isolation & purification
Candidiasis/diagnosis/drug therapy/*microbiology
*Diagnostic Errors
Female
Fluconazole/therapeutic use
Humans
Infant
Lymphoma, T-Cell/diagnosis/microbiology
Male
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic/*standards
Antifungal Agents
Fluconazole
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic

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