Interaction of local anaesthetics with other antifungal agents against pathogenic Aspergillus

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-343

  Rodrigues, Acacio Gonçalves ^a   Araujo, Ricardo ^a   Pina Vaz, Cidalia ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Aspergillus; Calcium channel blockers; Conidial germination; Local anaesthetics

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CASPOFUNGIN; ITRACONAZOLE; LANTHANUM; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; VERAPAMIL; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BUPIVACAINE; CALCIUM; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; LIDOCAINE; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 33645972324     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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