Caspofungin in vitro and in vivo activity against Brazilian Pythium insidiosum strains isolated from animals

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1168-1171

  Pereira, Daniela Isabel Brayer ^a   Santurio, Janio Morais ^a   Alves, Sydney Hartz ^a   Argenta, Juliana Siqueira ^a   Pötter, Luciana ^a   Spanamberg, Andréia ^b   Ferreiro, Laerte ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Oomycete; Pythiosis; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCYTOSINE; TERBINAFINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRAZIL; DOGS; ECHINOCANDINS; FEMALE; HORSES; INFECTION; MALE; PYTHIUM; RABBITS; SHEEP; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 35448977370     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm332     Document Type: Article

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