In vitro activities of antifungal drugs against clinical isolates of Trichophyton tonsurans

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-304

  Koga, Hiroyasu ^a   Nanjoh, Yasuko ^a   Inoue, Kazuyoshi ^a   Makimura, Koichi ^b   Tsuboi, Ryoji ^c  

^a NIHON NOHYAKU CO LTD   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal drugs; In vitro; MIC; Trichophyton tonsurans

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LANOCONAZOLE; LULICONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; JAPAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

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

TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

EID: 33751581543     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: 09164804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.47.299     Document Type: Article

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