The Fungal Cyp51 Inhibitor VT-1129 Is Efficacious in an Experimental Model of Cryptococcal Meningitis
Author(s) -
Nathan P. Wiederhold,
Laura K. Najvar,
Edward P. Garvey,
Stephen Brand,
Xin Xu,
Elizabeth A. Ottinger,
Asaf Alimardanov,
Jim Cradock,
Mark L. Behnke,
William J. Hoekstra,
Robert J. Schotzinger,
Rosie Jaramillo,
Marcos Olivo,
William R. Kirkpatrick,
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.01071-18
Subject(s) - cryptococcal meningitis , meningitis , cryptococcus neoformans , cryptococcus , cryptococcosis , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , mycosis , fungi imperfecti , antifungal , fungus , biology , immunology , surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease , botany
Cryptococcal meningitis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. VT-1129 is a novel fungus-specific Cyp51 inhibitor with potentin vitro activity againstCryptococcus species.
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