Phenotypic variation and antifungal susceptibility patterns of Candida albicans strains isolated from neutropenic patients

Mycoses

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 119-123

  Kiraz, N ^a,c   Ang O ^b   Akgun Y ^a   Erturan, Z ^b  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Candida albicans; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEUTROPENIA; OROPHARYNX; PHENOTYPE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0033948663     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2000.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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