Characterization of yeasts colonizing in healthy individuals

Medical Mycology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-106

  Yang, Y L ^a,b   Leaw, S N ^c   Wang, A H ^c   Chen, H T ^a,c   Cheng, W T ^c   Lo, H J ^c  

^a Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Healthy individual; Oral yeast colonization

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; TAIWAN; YEAST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; PYRIMIDINES; TAIWAN; TRIAZOLES; YEASTS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS;

EID: 78650404406     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2010.487076     Document Type: Article

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