Determination of susceptibility/resistance to antifungal drugs of Trichophyton mentagrophytes isolates by a macrodilution method

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 983-987

  Da Silva Barros, Maria Elisabete ^a   Soares Hamdan, Júnia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal drugs; Dermatophytes; Macrodilution; Onychomycosis; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

DRUG DOSAGE; FUNGI; HEALTH CARE;

ANTIFUNGAL DRUGS; DERMATOPHYTES; MACRODILUTION; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING;

MICROORGANISMS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

DRUG RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE;

ADULTHOOD; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DERMATOPHYTE; DILUTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; HUMAN; MACRODILUTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 33144473626     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-100     Document Type: Article

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