Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, a fungal pathogen resistant to broad-spectrum antifungal agents

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2339-2341

  Cuenca Estrella, Manuel ^a   Gomez Lopez, Alicia ^a   Mellado, Emilia ^a   Buitrago, Maria J ^a   Monzón, Araceli ^a   Rodriguez Tudela, Juan L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FLUCYTOSINE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; NAPHTHALENES; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 0037974580     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.7.2339-2341.2003     Document Type: Article

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