In vitro activity of verapamil alone and in combination with fluconazole or tunicamycin against Candida albicans biofilms

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-182

  Yu, Qilin ^a   Ding, Xiaohui ^a   Xu, Ning ^a   Cheng, Xinxin ^a   Qian, Kefan ^a   Zhang, Biao ^b   Xing, Laijun ^a   Li, Mingchun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candida albicans; Fluconazole; Tunicamycin; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; TUNICAMYCIN; VERAPAMIL;

ALS3 GENE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HWP1 GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TUNICAMYCIN; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 84872293609     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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