Activities of therapeutic agents and myristamidopropyl dimethylamine against Acanthamoeba isolates

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2007-2009

  Kilvington, Simon ^a   Hughes, Reanne ^a   Byas, James ^a   Dart, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; HEXAMIDINE ISETIONATE; MYRISTAMIDOPROPYLDIMETHYLAMINE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; PROPYLAMINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036096429     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.6.2007-2009.2002     Document Type: Article

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