title: Rapid selective urease test for presumptive identification of Cryptococcus neoformans.
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.
mesh_terms: D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000201:enzymology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology*; D008722:Methods; D014510:Urease / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014510:Urease