| Literature DB >> 28264840 |
Teclegiorgis Gebremariam1, Sondus Alkhazraji1, Clara Baldin1, Laura Kovanda2, Nathan P Wiederhold3, Ashraf S Ibrahim4,5.
Abstract
We assessed prophylactic or continuous therapy of isavuconazole, posaconazole, or voriconazole in treating pulmonary murine mucormycosis. In the prophylaxis studies, only isavuconazole treatment resulted in significantly improved survival and lowered tissue fungal burden of immunosuppressed mice infected with Rhizopus delemar. In the continuous treatment studies, isavuconazole and posaconazole, but not voriconazole, equally prolonged survival time and lowered tissue fungal burden compared to placebo-treated mice. These results support the use of isavuconazole and posaconazole in prophylaxis treatment.Entities:
Keywords: Rhizopus delemar; isavuconazole; mucormycosis; murine; posaconazole; prophylaxis; voriconazole
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28264840 PMCID: PMC5404573 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02589-16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191