Evolution over 20 months of Candida albicans antifungal susceptibility;Analyse de tendance sur 20 mois de la sensibilite de Candida albicans aux antifongiques

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-29

  Delaroziere J C ^a   Blancard, A ^a   Molines, C ^a   San Marco, J L ^a   Dumon, H ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Antifungal resistance; Candida albicans; Epidemiological survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0034055444     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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