Development of secondary resistance to fluconazole in Cryptococcus neoformans isolated from a patient with AIDS

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 359-361

  Alves, Sidney H ^a   Lopes, Jorge O ^a   Costa, Jane M ^a   Klock, Clóvis ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Fluconazole; Secondary resistance

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION;

EID: 0031447750     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651997000600010     Document Type: Article

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