Combination therapy with fluconazole and flucytosine in the murine model of cryptococcal meningitis.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on May 01, 1997

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M H Nguyen1, L K Najvar, C Y Yu, J R Graybill

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1: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville VA Medical Center, USA. nguyen.med@shands.ufl.edu

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