Antituberculosis activity of certain antifungal and antihelmintic drugs

Tubercle and Lung Disease

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 319-320

  Sun, Z ^a   Zhang, Y ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 NITROIMIDAZOLE; 4 NITROIMIDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; EMBONIC ACID; ETHAMBUTOL; FURAZOLIDONE; ISONIAZID; MEBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NICLOSAMIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIMETHAMINE; RIFAMPICIN; TIABENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; LIFE CYCLE; MACROPHAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032833154     PISSN: 09628479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tuld.1999.0212     Document Type: Article

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