Comparative in vivo dose-dependent activity of caspofungin and anidulafungin against echinocandin-susceptible and -resistant Aspergillus fumigatus.

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Published in J Antimicrob Chemother on April 11, 2011

Authors

Russell E Lewis1, Guangling Liao, Jingguo Hou, Randall A Prince, Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX 77030, USA. rlewis@uh.edu

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