Caspofungin reduces the incidence of fungal contamination in cell culture

Mycopathologia

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 279-286

  Martinez, Luis R ^a   Ntiamoah, Patricia ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^a   Nosanchuk, Joshua D ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Caspofungin; Cell culture; Echinocandins; Fungi

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; ECHINOCANDIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CELL LINE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; ECHINOCANDINS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MICE;

FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 35448958902     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-007-9063-2     Document Type: Article

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