Fluorometric assessment of in vitro antidermatophytic activities of antimycotics based on their keratin-penetrating power

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 489-491

  Okeke, C N ^a   Tsuboi, R ^a   Kawai, M ^a   Ogawa, H ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOROLFINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; KERATIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; FLUOROMETRY; FUNGUS GROWTH; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COLORING AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; FLUOROMETRY; HUMANS; KERATINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MORPHOLINES; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 0033974345     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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