Terbinafine susceptibility patterns for onychomycosis-causative dermatophytes and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 540-543

  Carrillo Muñoz, Alfonso Javier ^a   Giusiano, Gustavo ^b   Cárdenes, Delia ^a   Hernández Molina, Juan Manuel ^c   Eraso, Elena ^d   Quindós, Guillermo ^d   Guardia, Celia ^e   del Valle, Oscar ^f   Tur Tur, Cristina ^g   Guarro, Josep ^h  

^a Associacio Catalana d'Intelligencia Artificial   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^e CAP Dr Robert   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^g SDPI   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Dermatophytes; Dermatophytosis; Epidermophyton; Microsporum; Scopulariopsis; Terbinafine; Trichophyton

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; DERMATOMYCOSIS; EPIDERMOPHYTON; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; GEOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSPORUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STANDARDIZATION; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CULTURE MEDIA; ITRACONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NAPHTHALENES; ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

EID: 43749087334     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.01.023     Document Type: Article

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