Utility of 2,3-bis(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-5-[(phenyl-amino) carbonyl]-2H-tetrazolium hydroxide (XTT) and minimum effective concentration assays in the determination of antifungal susceptibility of Aspergillus fumigatus to the lipopeptide class of compounds

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2738-2741

  Hawser, S P ^a   Jessup, C ^a   Vitullo, J ^a   Ghannoum, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 BIS(2 METHOXY 4 NITRO 5 SULFOPHENYL) 5 [(PHENYLAMINO)CARBONYL] 2H TETRAZOLIUM HYDROXIDE; ECHINOCANDIN B DERIVATIVE; LIPOPEPTIDE; MULUNDOCANDIN; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 0034952503     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.7.2738-2741.2001     Document Type: Article

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