Trichophyton rubrum isolated from AIDS and human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in São Paulo, Brazil: Antifungal susceptibility and extracellular enzyme production

Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-26

  Da Silva, B C M ^a,d   Auler, M E ^a   Ruiz, L S ^a   Gandra, R F ^a   Dos Santos, J I ^b   Paula, C R ^a   Yoshioka, M C N ^c   Castro, L G M ^a   Nunes, R S ^a   Bouchara, J P ^d   Larcher, G ^d   Chabasse, D ^d   Gambale, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c Center for Reference and Training in STD/AIDS   (Brazil)

^d ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

AIDS; Antifungals; Extracellular enzymes; HIV; Trichophyton rubrum

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; FUNGAL ENZYME; GRISEOFULVIN; KERATINASE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROTEINASE; TOLNAFTATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HIV; HUMANS; LIPASE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHOSPHOLIPASES; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 21344460708     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084019     Document Type: Article

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