Pharmacodynamics of isavuconazole in experimental invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: implications for clinical breakpoints
Author(s) -
Laura Kovanda,
Rūta Petraitienė,
Vidmantas Petraitis,
Thomas J. Walsh,
Amit Desai,
Peter L. Bonate,
William Hope
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw098
Subject(s) - pharmacodynamics , voriconazole , population , medicine , aspergillosis , clinical endpoint , pharmacology , dosing , pharmacokinetics , area under the curve , dose , clinical trial , gastroenterology , immunology , antifungal , environmental health , dermatology
Isavuconazole, a novel triazole antifungal agent, has broad-spectrum activity against Aspergillus spp. and other pathogenic fungi. The isavuconazole exposure-response relationship in experimental invasive pulmonary aspergillosis using galactomannan index (GMI) suppression as a marker of disease clearance was explored.
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