Mycotic keratitis due to Curvularia senegalensis and in vitro antifungal susceptibilities of Curvularia spp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4170-4173

  Guarro, Josep ^a   Akiti, Tiyomi ^b   Almada Horta, Roberto ^c   Morizot Leite Filho, L A ^d   Gené, Josepa ^a   Ferreira Gomes, Sueli ^c   Aguilar, Carme ^a   Ortoneda, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Laboratorio Almada Horta   (Brazil)

^d Ministry of Education Brazil   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CURVULARIA; CURVULARIA SENEGALENSIS; FUNGI;

EID: 0032752669     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.12.4170-4173.1999     Document Type: Article

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