Correlating echinocandin MIC and kinetic inhibition of fks1 mutant glucan synthases for Candida albicans: Implications for interpretive breakpoints

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-122

  Garcia Effron, Guillermo ^a   Park, Steven ^a   Perlin, David S ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCAN SYNTHASE; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; ECHINOCANDIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MICAFUNGIN; PROTEIN FKS1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; GENE MUTATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; ECHINOCANDINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LIPOPEPTIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 59749090444     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01162-08     Document Type: Article

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