Key issues concerning fungistatic versus fungicidal drugs

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-50

  Graybill, J R ^a,b   Burgess, D S ^a,c   Hardin, T C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; ELONGATION FACTOR 3; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGICIDE; NIKKOMYCIN Z; PNEUMOCANDIN DERIVATIVE; PRADIMICIN A; PYRROLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; MYRISTYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOSES;

EID: 0031045261     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01575120     Document Type: Conference Paper

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