The Widely Used ATB FUNGUS 3 Automated Readings in China and Its Misleading High MICs of Candida spp. to Azoles: Challenges for Developing Countries' Clinical Microbiology Labs

Li Zhang; He Wang; Meng Xiao; Timothy Kudinha; Lei-Li Mao; Hao-Ran Zhao; Fanrong Kong; Ying-Chun Xu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0114004

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The Widely Used ATB FUNGUS 3 Automated Readings in China and Its Misleading High MICs of Candida spp. to Azoles: Challenges for Developing Countries' Clinical Microbiology Labs

Li Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Li Zhang, He Wang

Affiliations Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, P. R. China, Graduate School, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, P. R. China
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He Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Li Zhang, He Wang

Affiliations Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, P. R. China, Graduate School, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, P. R. China
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Meng Xiao,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, P. R. China
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Timothy Kudinha,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Westmead Hospital, Darcy Road, Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia
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Lei-Li Mao,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, P. R. China
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Hao-Ran Zhao,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, P. R. China
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Fanrong Kong,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Westmead Hospital, Darcy Road, Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia
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Ying-Chun Xu

* E-mail: xycpumch@139.com

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, P. R. China
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The Widely Used ATB FUNGUS 3 Automated Readings in China and Its Misleading High MICs of Candida spp. to Azoles: Challenges for Developing Countries' Clinical Microbiology Labs

Li Zhang,
He Wang,
Meng Xiao,
Timothy Kudinha,
Lei-Li Mao,
Hao-Ran Zhao,
Fanrong Kong,
Ying-Chun Xu

Published: December 2, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114004

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