Antifungal activity of cerebrospinal fluid against Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida species

Medical Mycology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 339-344

  Brummer, Elmer ^a,c   Drasin, T ^a   Adler, J D ^a,b   Stevens, D A ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Cerebrospinal fluid

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; FLUCONAZOLE; SEPHADEX;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DOSE RESPONSE; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CATTLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS;

EID: 0032826955     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1999.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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