In vitro activity of six antifungal drugs against clinically important dermatophytes

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 158-163

  Pakshir, Keyvan ^a   Bahaedinie, Leila ^b   Rezaei, Zahra ^b   Sodaifi, Manuchehr ^c   Zomorodian, Kamiar ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Dermatophyte; Dermatophytosis; Disk diffusion

Indexed keywords

CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IRAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON SCHOENLEINII; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

EID: 79958719949     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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