Comparison of in vitro activity of five antifungal agents against dermatophytes, using the agar dilution and broth microdilution methods

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-254

  Mota, Crystiane Rodrigues Araújo ^a   Miranda, Karla Carvalho ^a   Lemos, Janine De Aquino ^a   Costa, Carolina Rodrigues ^a   Hasimoto E Souza, Lúcia Kioko ^a   Passos, Xisto Sena ^a   Meneses E Silva, Hildene ^a   Silva, Maria Do Rosário Rodrigues ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agar dilution; Broth microdilution; Dermatophytes; In vitro susceptibility

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; HUMANS; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 70349283888     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822009000300003     Document Type: Article

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