Comparison of in vitro antifungal susceptibilities of conidia and hyphae of filamentous fungi

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2760-2762

  Guarro, J ^a,c   Llop, C ^a   Aguilar, C ^a   Pujol, I ^b  

^a FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS; HYPHOMYCETES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030734869     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.12.2760     Document Type: Note

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