Analysis of the antifungal activity of ketoconazole, zinc pyrithione, and ciclopirox olamine against Pityrosporum ovale. A diffusion assay for cultures in solid media

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-29

  Squiquera, Luis ^a   Plotkin, Lilian ^b   Mathov, Irina ^b   Galimberti, Ricardo ^a   Leoni, Juliana ^b  

^a Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antifungals; Ketoconazole; Octopirox; Pityrosporum ovale; Zinc pyrithione

Indexed keywords

CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; KETOCONAZOLE; PYRITHIONE ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDRUFF; NONHUMAN; PITYROSPORUM OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029745733     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0926-9959(96)00013-X     Document Type: Article

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