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. 2017 Jun 27;61(7):e00435-17.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.00435-17. Print 2017 Jul.

In Vitro Activity of a Novel Glucan Synthase Inhibitor, SCY-078, against Clinical Isolates of Candida auris

Elizabeth L Berkow  1 , David Angulo  2 , Shawn R Lockhart  3
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In Vitro Activity of a Novel Glucan Synthase Inhibitor, SCY-078, against Clinical Isolates of Candida auris

Elizabeth L Berkow et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Candida auris; SCY-078.

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