| Literature DB >> 19520551 |
Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro1, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha, Delia Jessica Astete Medrano, André Jalles Monteiro, Juliane Lira Tavares, Rita Amanda Chaves de Lima, Zoilo Pires de Camargo, José Júlio Costa Sidrim.
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro interactions of antituberculous drugs (ATDs) with antifungals against Coccidioides posadasii. Eighteen drug combinations, formed by an ATD (isoniazid, pyrazinamide or ethambutol) plus an antifungal (amphotericin B, ketoconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole, voriconazole or caspofungin), were tested using the checkerboard method. All the antimicrobial combinations inhibited C. posadasii strains and synergistic interactions were observed for 10 combinations. Antagonism between the tested drugs was not observed. Stronger synergistic interactions were seen in the combinations formed by triazoles plus ethambutol as well as itraconazole plus pyrazinamide. Further studies in animal models are needed to confirm the usefulness of these combinations.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19520551 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.04.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Antimicrob Agents ISSN: 0924-8579 Impact factor: 5.283