Effect of growth rate on resistance of Candida albicans biofilms to antifungal agents

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1900-1905

  Baillie, George S ^a   Douglas, L Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH RATE AND GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031926750     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.8.1900     Document Type: Article

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