In vitro susceptibility of Malassezia furfur against azole compounds

Mycoses

Volumn 39, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 309-312

  Schmidt, A ^a,b   Ruhl Horster B ^a  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

^b PH R A11 ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

antifungal agents; azoles; bifonazole; climbazole; clotrimazole; ketoconazole; Malassezia furfur; suscepti bility

Indexed keywords

BAYPIVAL; BIFONAZOLE; CLIMBAZOLE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030467518     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00145.x     Document Type: Article

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