Amphotericin B: current understanding of mechanisms of action.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on February 01, 1990

Authors

J Brajtburg1, W G Powderly, G S Kobayashi, G Medoff

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1: Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.

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