Combined activity in vitro of caspofungin, amphotericin B, and azole agents against itraconazole-resistant clinical isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1232-1235

  Cuenca Estrella, Manuel ^a   Gomez Lopez, Alicia ^a   Garcia Effron, Guillermo ^a   Alcazar Fuoli, Laura ^a   Mellado, Emilia ^a   Buitrago, Maria J ^a   Rodriguez Tudela, Juan L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; ITRACONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG POTENTIATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 14744279799     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.49.3.1232-1235.2005     Document Type: Article

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