Bioassays for itraconazole blood levels: An interlaboratory collaborative study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 723-727

  Odds, F C ^a   Dupont, B ^b   Rinaldi, M G ^c   Stevens, D A ^d   Warnock, D W ^e   Woestenborghs, R ^a  

^a JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; HYDROXYITRACONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; RELATIVE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032949890     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/43.5.723     Document Type: Article

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