Comparison of susceptibility of fungal isolates to lufenuron and nikkomycin Z alone or in combination with itraconazole

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1090-1093

  Hector, Richard F ^a   Davidson, Autumn P ^b   Johnson, Suzanne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ITRACONAZOLE; LUFENURON; NIKKOMYCIN Z; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BENZAMIDES; COCCIDIOIDES; ITRACONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; FUNGI;

EID: 21344467254     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.1090     Document Type: Article

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