In vitro testing of fungicidal activity of biocides against Aspergillus fumigatus

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 955-957

  Tortorano, Anna Maria ^a   Viviani, Maria Anna ^a   Biraghi, Emanuela ^a   Rigoni, Anna Lisa ^a   Prigitano, Anna ^a   Grillot, Renée ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMUCHINA; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE; CETRIMIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORINE; ESO JOD 100; ESO JOD 25; FARVICET FORTE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; GLYCOL; IODINE DERIVATIVE; NEOMEDIL; NEW DRUG; POLYESTER; POLYESTER GLYCOL IODINE; POVIDONE IODINE; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONIDIUM; FUNGAL EXAMINATION; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUSPENSION; SUSPENSION NEUTRALIZATION METHOD; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 25844528088     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45997-0     Document Type: Article

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