Neutral red assay in minimum fungicidal concentrations of antifungal agents

Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 353-356

  Fukuda, T ^a   Naka, W ^a   Tajima, S ^a   Nishikawa, T ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility testing; Minimum fungicidal concentration; Neutral red; T. mentagrophytes; T. rubrum

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BIFONAZOLE; BUTENAFINE; NEUTRAL RED; TERBINAFINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 80051527122     PISSN: 02681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219680000601     Document Type: Article

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