In vitro antifungal drug susceptibilities of dermatophytes microconidia and arthroconidia

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 758-761

  Coelho, Luciene M ^a   Aquino Ferreira, Roseli ^a   Maffei, Cláudia M Leite ^a   Martinez Rossi, Nilce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Dermatophytoses; MICs; Trichophyton

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; HYGROMYCIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOLSTATIN;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 52949094305     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn245     Document Type: Article

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