In vitro and in vivo antifungal activities of T-2307, a novel arylamidine, against Cryptococcus gattii: an emerging fungal pathogen
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Nishikawa,
Yoshiko Fukuda,
Junichi Mitsuyama,
Masato Tashiro,
Akitaka Tanaka,
Takahiro Takazono,
Tomomi Saijo,
Kazuko Yamamoto,
Shigeki Nakamura,
Yoshifumi Imamura,
Taiga Miyazaki,
Hiroshi Kakeya,
Yoshihiro Yamamoto,
Katsunori Yanagihara,
Hiroshi Mukae,
Shigeru Kohno,
Koichi Izumikawa
Publication year - 2017
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/dkx020
Subject(s) - cryptococcus gattii , voriconazole , fluconazole , amphotericin b , microbiology and biotechnology , in vivo , cryptococcosis , in vitro , cryptococcus , medicine , antifungal , pharmacology , biology , biochemistry
T-2307, a novel arylamidine, exhibits potent broad-spectrum activities against the majority of fungal pathogens. In this study, the antifungal activity of T-2307 against Cryptococcus gattii was evaluated in comparison with those of amphotericin B, fluconazole and voriconazole in vitro and in vivo .
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