Combined action of fluconazole and PMNs from uremic patients in clearing intracellular Candida albicans [4]

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-303

  Tullio, Vivian ^a   Cuffini, A M ^a   Giacchino, F ^b   Mandras, N ^a   Roana, J ^a   Comune, L ^b   Merlino, C ^a   Carlone, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Civil Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; UREMIA;

EID: 0037669570     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2003.15.3.301     Document Type: Letter

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