Itraconazole corneofungimetry bioassay on Malassezia species

Mycoses

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 418-421

  Piérard, Gerald E ^a,b   Arrese, J E ^a   Pierard Franchimont C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Corneofungimetry; Itraconazole; Malassezia; Stripping

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE; ITRACONAZOLE; OLIVE OIL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CORNEOFUNGIMETRY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; EX VIVO STUDY; FOREARM; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA OBTUSA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SLOOFFIAE; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DERMATOMYCOSES; ITRACONAZOLE; MALASSEZIA; MYCOLOGY; PLANT OILS;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA OBTUSA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SLOOFFIAE; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS;

EID: 7944223829     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01020.x     Document Type: Article

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