Axenic growth and drug sensitivity studies of Balamuthia mandrillaris, an agent of amebic meningoencephalitis in humans and other animals

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 385-388

  Schuster, F L ^a   Visvesvara, G S ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZITHROMYCIN; BIFONAZOLE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRAMICIDIN S; KETOCONAZOLE; PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; POLYMYXIN B; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AMEBIASIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BALAMUTHIA; BALAMUTHIA MANDRILLARIS;

EID: 0030027294     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.2.385-388.1996     Document Type: Article

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