Combination therapy for keratitis by the fungus Scedosporium [2]

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 92-

  Nulens, Eric ^a   Eggink, Cathrien ^a   Verweij, Paul E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; POLYENE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POSACONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LETTER; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM;

EID: 0346035755     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200301000-00026     Document Type: Letter

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