Comparative efficacies of commonly used disinfectants and antifungal pharmaceutical spray preparations against dermatophytic fungi

Medical Mycology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 321-328

  Gupta, A K ^a,b,c,d,e   Ahmadf, I ^a,b,c,d,e   Summerbell, R C ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^c Mediprobe Laboratories Inc   (Canada)

^d CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antifungal drugs; Arthroconidia; Chemical disinfectants; Dermatophytes

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BIFONAZOLE; BRENTDALE; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; LYSOL; PHENOL; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SPRAY NINE; TERBINAFINE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; NAIL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; SKIN INFECTION; SUSPENSION; TIME; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON RAUBITSCHEKII; TRICHOPHYTON SPECIES; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

EID: 0034867325     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.39.4.321.328     Document Type: Article

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