| Literature DB >> 27324761 |
Nathan P Wiederhold1, Laura Kovanda2, Laura K Najvar3, Rosie Bocanegra3, Marcos Olivo3, William R Kirkpatrick3, Thomas F Patterson3.
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We evaluated the efficacy of isavuconazole against cryptococcal meningitis. Treatment with either oral isavuconazole (120 mg/kg and 240 mg/kg twice a day [BID]) or fluconazole as the positive control significantly improved survival in mice infected intracranially with either Cryptococcus neoformans USC1597 or H99 and significantly reduced brain fungal burdens for both isolates. Concentrations of isavuconazole in plasma and brain tissue also demonstrated that the greatest improvements in survival and fungal burden were associated with elevated exposures.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27324761 PMCID: PMC4997854 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00229-16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191