Murine model of a disseminated infection by the novel fungus Fonsecaea monophora and successful treatment with posaconazole

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 919-923

  Calvo, Enrique ^a   Pastor, F Javier ^a   Rodríguez, M Mar ^a   Mayayo, Emilio ^a   Salas, Valentina ^a   Guarro, Josep ^a  

^a FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; CANADIOL; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FONSECAEA; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MYCOSES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 75749143030     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01284-09     Document Type: Article

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