Colorimetric MTT assessment of antifungal activity of D0870 against fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans

Mycoses

Volumn 41, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 477-480

  Yang, H C ^a   Mikami, Yuzuro ^a   Yazawa, K ^a   Taguchi, H ^a   Nishimura, K ^a   Miyaji, M ^a   Branchini, Maria Luisa Morettet ^b   Aoki, F H ^b   Yamamoto, K ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Azole antifungals; Candida albicans; D0870; Fluconazole resistance; MTT assay

Indexed keywords

2 (2,4 DIFLUOROPHENYL) 1 [3 [2 [4 (2,2,3,3 TETRAFLUOROPROPOXY)PHENYL]VINYL] 1,2,4 TRIAZOL 1 YL] 3 (1,2,4 TRIAZOL 1 YL) 2 PROPANOL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLORIMETRY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0032435943     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1998.tb00709.x     Document Type: Article

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