Antifungal susceptibilities of Paecilomyces species

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1601-1604

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

^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; MICONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; HYPHOMYCETES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031808473     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.7.1601     Document Type: Article

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