Influence of DMSO on antifungal activity during susceptibility testing in vitro

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-63

  Hazen, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Fluorocytosine; Antifungal susceptibility testing; Dimethylsulfoxide; Fluconazole; Micafungin; Nikkomycin Z; Terbinafine

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; MICAFUNGIN; NIKKOMYCIN Z; TERBINAFINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA ORTHOPSILOSIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG RESPONSE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 84870757572     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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