The in vitro susceptibility of Scedosporium prolificans to ajoene, allitridium and a raw extract of garlic (Allium sativum)

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 593-597

  Davis, Stephen R ^a   Perrie, Rosemary ^a   Apitz Castro, Rafael ^b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Ajoene; Allitridium; Antifungal; Garlic

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AJOENE; AMPHOTERICIN B; DIALLYL TRISULFIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SCEDOSPORIUM; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS;

ALLYL COMPOUNDS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DISULFIDES; GARLIC; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SCEDOSPORIUM; SULFIDES;

EID: 0037340430     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg144     Document Type: Article

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