In vitro activities of voriconazole (UK-109,496) and four other antifungal agents against 394 clinical isolates of Candida spp.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 161-163

  Marco, F ^a,b   Pfaller, M A ^a   Messer, S ^a   Jones, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031983332     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.1.161     Document Type: Article

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