In vitro activity of novel imidazole antifungal agent NND-502 against Malassezia species

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 234-238

  Uchida, Katsuhisa ^a   Nishiyama, Yayoi ^a   Tanaka, Takashi ^b   Yamaguchi, Hideyo ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

In vitro antifungal activity; Malassezia species; New antifungal imidazole; NND 502

Indexed keywords

[4 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 1,3 DITHIOLAN 2 YLIDENE](1 IMIDAZOLYL)ACETONITRILE; AGAR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BIFONAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE; LANOCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALASSEZIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALASSEZIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NAPHTHALENES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

EID: 0037334594     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(02)00362-X     Document Type: Article

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