In vitro antifungal activity of nikkomycin Z in combination with fluconazole or itraconazole

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1401-1405

  Li, R K ^a,b   Rinaldi, M G ^a  

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

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; NIKKOMYCIN Z;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DILUTION; DRUG POTENTIATION; EXOPHIALA; FUSARIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0033067659     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.6.1401     Document Type: Article

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