In vitro susceptibility to antifungal agents of clinical and environmental Cryptococcus neoformans isolated in Southern of Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 267-270

  Alves, Sydney Hartz ^a   Oliveira, Loiva T ^a   Costa, Jane M ^a   Lubeck, Irina ^a   Casali, Agnes Kiesling ^b   Vainstein, Marilene Henning ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Cryptococcus neoformans; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035165031     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652001000500006     Document Type: Article

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