Susceptibility of clinical isolates of Fusarium to antifungal drugs

Mycoses

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 37-40

  Speeleveld, E ^a   Gordts, B ^a   Van Landuyt, H W ^a   De Vroey, C ^b   Raes Wuytack, C ^b  

^a General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Antifungal agents; Azoles; Fusarium; Susceptibility tests; Terbinafine

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUSARIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029895729     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00081.x     Document Type: Article

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