In vitro determination of optimal antifungal combinations against Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on November 01, 1995

Authors

M A Ghannoum1, Y Fu, A S Ibrahim, L A Mortara, M C Shafiq, J E Edwards, R S Criddle

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, St. John's Cardiovascular Research Center, Torrance 90509, USA.

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