The activity of amphotericin B against Candida albicans is not directly associated with extracellular calcium concentration

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 305-312

  Rogers, P David ^a,b   Kramer, Robert E ^b   Crews, Janice K ^b   Lewis, Russell E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Calcium; Candida albicans

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CALCIUM ION; EGTAZIC ACID;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CALCULATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; CALCIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHELATING AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; EGTAZIC ACID; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; THYMIDINE;

EID: 0037323821     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg075     Document Type: Article

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