Comparative study of susceptibilities of germinated and ungerminated conidia of Aspergillus fumigatus to various antifungal agents

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 858-861

  Manavathu, Elias K ^a,b   Cutright, Jessica ^a   Chandrasekar, Pranatharthi H ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b 427 Lande Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GERMINATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0032999821     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.858-861.1999     Document Type: Article

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