The Orotomide Olorofim Is Efficacious in an Experimental Model of Central Nervous System Coccidioidomycosis
Author(s) -
Nathan P. Wiederhold,
Laura K. Najvar,
Rosie Jaramillo,
Marcos Olivo,
Michael Birch,
Derek Law,
John Rex,
Gabriel Catano,
Thomas F. Patterson
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.00999-18
Subject(s) - coccidioides , fluconazole , coccidioides immitis , in vivo , biology , mycosis , in vitro , medicine , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , antifungal , biochemistry
Olorofim (formerly F901318) is an advanced analog of the orotomide class that inhibits fungal pyrimidine biosynthesis. We evaluated thein vitro andin vivo activities of olorofim againstCoccidioides species.
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