Susceptibility Testing of Malassezia Species Using the Urea Broth Microdilution Method
Open Access
- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 44 (8), 1713-1715
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.44.8.2185-2186.2000
Abstract
A urea broth microdilution method to assay the susceptibilities of seven Malassezia species was developed. This method indicated the same sensitivities as the agar plate dilution method for isolates of Malassezia furfur , M. pachydermatis , M. slooffiae , and M. sympodialis .Keywords
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