In vitro activities of 35 double combinations of antifungal agents against Scedosporium apiospermum and Scedosporium prolificans

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1136-1139

  Cuenca Estrella, Manuel ^a,b   Alastruey Izquierdo, Ana ^a   Alcazar Fuoli, Laura ^a   Bernal Martinez, Leticia ^a   Gomez Lopez, Alicia ^a   Buitrago, Maria J ^a   Mellado, Emilia ^a   Rodriguez Tudela, Juan L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIDULAFUNGIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; ECHINOCANDIN; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; POSACONAZOLE; PYRROLE; RAVUCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MADUROMYCOSIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 40549094280     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01160-07     Document Type: Article

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