Susceptibility of dermatophyte isolates obtained from a large worldwide terbinafine tinea capitis clinical trial

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 711-713

  Ghannoum, M A ^a   Wraith, L A ^b   Cai, B ^b   Nyirady, J ^b   Isham, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Biofilms; Drug resistance; Fungi; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

TERBINAFINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSPORUM; NAPHTHALENES; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 49749130884     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08648.x     Document Type: Article

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