Enhancement of the in vitro activity of amphotericin B against the biofilms of non-albicans Candida spp. by rifampicin and doxycycline

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 645-649

  El Azizi, Mohamed ^a,b  

^a German University in Cairo   (Egypt)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 34248137964     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46952-0     Document Type: Article

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