Correlation of proteinase production with amphotericin B resistance in fungi from mycotic keratitis

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-118

  Nayak, N ^a   Satpathy, G ^a   Prasad, Sujata ^a   Vajpayee, R B ^a   Pandey, R M ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal drugs; Mycotic keratitis; Proteinase assay; Sensitivity tests

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; PROTEINASE;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; KERATOMYCOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOSES; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES;

EID: 77952861719     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000315360     Document Type: Article

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