Ceftriaxone and dexamethasone affecting yeast gut flora in experimental mice

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 363-366

  Maraki, S ^a   Hajiioannou, I ^a   Anatoliotakis, N ^a   Plataki, M ^a   Chatzinikolaou, I ^a   Zoras, O ^a   Tselentis, Y ^a   Samonis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Ceftriaxone; Dexamethasone; Gastrointestinal tract

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032733923     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1999.11.5.363     Document Type: Article

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