Dermatophyte susceptibility varies towards antimicrobial textiles

Mycoses

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 344-351

  Hammer, Timo R ^a   Mucha, Helmut ^a   Hoefer, Dirk ^a  

^a Hohenstein Institutes   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Candida; Dermatomycosis; Fabric; Tinea pedis; Trichophyton

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DIDECYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); SILVER CHLORIDE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEXTILE; TEXTILE FINISHING; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COTTON FIBER; TEXTILES; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 84862248291     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2011.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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