Comparison of the in vitro activity of terbinafine and lanoconazole against dermatophytes

Mycoses

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 311-313

  Ghannoum, M A ^a   Welshenbaugh, A ^a   Imamura, Y ^b   Isham, N ^a   Mallefet, P ^c   Yamaguchi, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Novartis Consumer Health Inc   (Switzerland)

^d TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Lanoconazole; Terbinafine

Indexed keywords

LANOCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; JAPANESE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDERMOPHYTON; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DERMATOMYCOSES; EPIDERMOPHYTON; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; JAPAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NAPHTHALENES; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 77953328150     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01723.x     Document Type: Article

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