Antileishmanial activity of azithromycin against Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, and Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 745-749

  De Oliveira Silva, Fernanda ^a   De Morais Teixeira, Eliane ^a   Rabello, Ana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AZITHROMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; IC 50; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMASTIGOTE;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI;

EID: 45349096031     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.745     Document Type: Article

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