Role of aspartic proteases in disseminated Candida albicans infection in mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 551-556

  Fallon, Kimberly ^a   Bausch, Kathryn ^a   Noonan, Jane ^a   Huguenel, Edward ^a   Tamburini, Paul ^a  

^a BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PEPSTATIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDIASIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 0031037510     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.2.551-556.1997     Document Type: Article

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