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. 1979 Sep;10(3):380–381. doi: 10.1128/jcm.10.3.380-381.1979

Rapid selective urease test for presumptive identification of Cryptococcus neoformans.

B L Zimmer, G D Roberts
PMCID: PMC273173  PMID: 385622

Abstract

A rapid simplified screening method that selectively detected the urease activity of 99.6% of 286 isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans within 15 min was developed for use in clinical microbiology laboratories.

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