Penetration of Candida biofilms by antifungal agents

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 3291-3297

  Al Fattani, Mohammed A ^a   Douglas, L Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOFILM; CANDIDA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS MUTANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DIFFUSION; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUTATION; PYRIMIDINES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 4344670178     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.9.3291-3297.2004     Document Type: Article

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