In-vitro activity of five antifungal agents against uncommon clinical isolates of Candida spp

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 295-299

  Barchiesi, Francesco ^a   Tortorano, Anna Maria ^b   Falconi Di Francesco, Luigi ^b   Cogliati, Massimo ^b   Scalise, Giorgio ^b   Viviani, Maria Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; DILUTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0033067903     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/43.2.295     Document Type: Article

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