Post-antifungal effect of amphotericin B and voriconazole against germinated Aspergillus fumigatus conidia

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1309-1311

  Chryssanthou, Erja ^a   Loebig, Alissha ^a   Soj̈lin, Jan ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Azoles; Filamentous fungi; Polyenes

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOCHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG EXPOSURE; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GROWTH INHIBITION; INOCULATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POSTANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; TIME;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PYRIMIDINES; SPORES, FUNGAL; TIME FACTORS; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 44449114647     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn129     Document Type: Article

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