Relative growth measurement of Candida species in a single concentration of fluconazole predicts the clinical response to fluconazole in HIV infected patients with oral candidosis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 275-283

  Cartledge, Jonathan D ^a   Midgley, Jenifer ^a   Gazzard, Brian G ^a  

^a Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; THRUSH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FLUCONAZOLE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0029930509     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.2.275     Document Type: Article

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