A nitric oxide-releasing solution as a potential treatment for fungi associated with tinea pedis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 536-544

  Regev Shoshani, G ^a   Crowe, A ^a   Miller, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidified nitrites; Dermatophyte; Nitric oxide; Tinea pedis

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYCELIUM; NITROGEN OXIDES;

ACIDIFIED NITRITE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIFUNGAL EFFECT; ANTIFUNGALS; DERMATOPHYTE; DOSE-DEPENDENT; EXPOSURE-TIME; IN-VITRO; TIME DEPENDENT; TINEA PEDI;

NITRIC OXIDE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM NITRITE CITRIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL VIABILITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GERMINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PH; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; FUNGI; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 84872375561     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12047     Document Type: Article

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