Therapeutic Effects of Water-Soluble Echinocandin Compounds on Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Mice
Author(s) -
Takahisa Furuta,
Hideyuki Muramatsu,
Akihiko Fujie,
Shiro Fujihira,
Noor Rain Abudullah,
Somei Kojima
Publication year - 1998
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.42.1.37
Subject(s) - echinocandin , pneumonia , echinocandins , water soluble , pneumocystis pneumonia , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , therapeutic effect , medicine , biology , chemistry , antifungal , caspofungin , amphotericin b , fluconazole , organic chemistry , pneumocystis jirovecii
The therapeutic effectiveness of water-soluble echinocandin compounds obtained from Coleophoma empetri F-11899, which has a strong inhibitory effect on the growth of fungi, was examined in nude mice with experimental Pneumocystis pneumonia. The studies demonstrated the potential usefulness of the compounds.
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