| Literature DB >> 18212099 |
Ashraf S Ibrahim1, Teclegiorgis Gebremariam, Yue Fu, John E Edwards, Brad Spellberg.
Abstract
We previously found that caspofungin synergized with amphotericin B lipid complex in treating murine mucormycosis. We now report a similarly enhanced activity of liposomal amphotericin combined with micafungin or anidulafungin in mice with disseminated mucormycosis. The efficacy of combination echinocandin-polyene therapy for mucormycosis is a class effect.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18212099 PMCID: PMC2292548 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01458-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191