The Antifungal Echinocandin Caspofungin Acetate Kills Growing Cells of Aspergillus fumigatus In Vitro

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  2002

• Venue

  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

• Publication date

  2002-09-01

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  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1128/AAC.46.9.3001-3012.2002PMID 12183260PMCID PMC127409
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