Quantitative PCR assay to measure Aspergillus fumigatus burden in a murine model of disseminated aspergillosis: Demonstration of efficacy of caspofungin acetate

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3474-3481

  Bowman, J C ^a   Abruzzo, G K ^a   Anderson, J W ^a   Flattery, A M ^a   Gill, C J ^a   Pikounis, V B ^a   Schmatz, D M ^a   Liberator, A ^a   Douglas, C M ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCAN SYNTHASE; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; CASPOFUNGIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BODY BURDEN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; KIDNEY INFECTION; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MICE; MICE, INBRED DBA; PEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035188628     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.12.3474-3481.2001     Document Type: Article

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