Measuring susceptibility of Candida albicans biofilms towards antifungal agents

Der Pharmacia Lettre

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 376-383

  Ahmed, Shaaban H ^a   Amin, Magdy A ^b   Saafan, Amal E ^c,d   El Gendy, Ahmed O ^c   Islam, Mojahid Ul ^d  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c BENI SUEF UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d Omr Al Mukhtar University   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Antifungal susceptibility; Biofilms; Candida albicans

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ECONAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; SERTACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; TIOCONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SESSILE MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION;

EID: 84875401147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09755071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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