5-fluorocytosine antagonizes the action of sterol biosynthesis inhibitors in Candida glabrata

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 767-775

  Siau, Hong ^a,b   Kerridge, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOROLFINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; ERGOSTEROL; FLUCYTOSINE; MICONAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; NONHUMAN;

CANDIDA GLABRATA;

EID: 0033015360     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/43.6.767     Document Type: Article

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