Short communication: In vitro antifungal activity of six drugs against 13 clinical isolates of Ochroconis gallopava

Studies in Mycology

Volumn 1999, Issue 43, 1999, Pages 206-208

  Meletiadis, J ^a   Meis, J F G M ^a   Horre R ^b   Verweij, P E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antifungal drugs; Ochroconis gallopava; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000980415     PISSN: 01660616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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