Melanin biosynthesis in Madurella mycetomatis and its effect on susceptibility to itraconazole and ketoconazole

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1114-1123

  van de Sande, Wendy W J ^a   de Kat, Johan ^a   Coppens, Jojanneke ^a   Ahmed, Abdalla O A ^b   Fahal, Ahmed ^c   Verbrugh, Henri ^a   van Belkum, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Azole; Fungi; Melanin

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MELANIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EUMYCETOMA; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; MADURELLA MYCETOMATIS; MELANOGENESIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, FUNGAL; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MADURELLA; MADUROMYCOSIS; MELANINS; OXIDANTS;

FUNGI; MADURELLA MYCETOMATIS;

EID: 34548010048     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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