Antifungal effect of high molecular weight chitosan on Candida spp isolated from clinical samples;Efecto antifúngico de quitosán de alto peso molecular en cepas de Candida sp aisladas de muestras clínicas

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 515-519

  Tapia P, Cecilia ^a,c   Soto M, Diego ^a   Vergara G, Leonardo ^a   Alburquerque O, Claudio ^a,c   Maccioni R, Andrea ^a   Matamala C, Ana M ^a   Hermosilla D, Germán ^a   Bucarey V, Sergio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Section of Gastroenterology   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antifungal effect; Chitosan; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950256828     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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