Comparison of in vitro antifungal susceptibilities of conidia and hyphae of dermatophytes with thick-wall macroconidia [1]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 3371-3372

  Fernández Torres, Belkys ^a   Inza, Isabel ^a   Guarro, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; RAVUCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTHRODERMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MICROSPORUM COOKEI; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; HYPHAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 0141959244     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.10.3371-3372.2003     Document Type: Letter

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