Minimum inhibitory concentrations of amphotericin B, azoles and caspofungin against Candida species are reduced by farnesol

Medical Mycology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-59

  Cordeiro, Rossana A ^a   Teixeira, Carlos E C ^a   Brilhante, Raimunda S N ^a   Castelo Branco, Débora S C M ^a   Paiva, Manoel A N ^a,b   Giffoni Leite, João J ^a   Lima, Daniel T ^a   Monteiro, André J ^a   Sidrim, José J C ^a   Rocha, Marcos F G ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal drugs; Candida spp.; Farnesol; MIC reduction

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; FARNESOL; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 84870936277     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2012.692489     Document Type: Article

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