In vitro susceptibility of Pythium insidiosum and a Lagenidium sp to itraconazole, posaconazole, voriconazole, terbinafine, caspofungin, and mefenoxam

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1463-1468

  Brown, Tina A ^a   Grooters, Amy M ^a   Hosgood, Giselle L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FUNGICIDE; ITRACONAZOLE; MEFENOXAM; POSACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VORICONAZOLE; WATER;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; LAGENIDIUM; NONHUMAN; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM;

ALANINE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ECHINOCANDINS; ITRACONAZOLE; LAGENIDIUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NAPHTHALENES; PYRIMIDINES; PYTHIUM; TRIAZOLES;

LAGENIDIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM;

EID: 56749163458     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.69.11.1463     Document Type: Article

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