antifungal drugs

Related to antifungal drugs: fluconazole

antifungal drugs

Used to prevent or treat fungal infections, locally (on the skin) or systemically.

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ustus infections may be of infection control importance, as the clinical isolates exhibited low susceptibilities to multiple antifungal drugs, as was reported previously (12,17).

Aspergillus ustus infections among transplant recipients

Most antibiotics and antifungal drugs kill by inhibiting the activity of enzymes that are essential for growth.

Diagnon announces filing of patent application entitled 'High Throughput Assay Method for Enzymes which Metabolically Hydrolyze Nucleoside Triphosphates and an Assay System Therefor'

This increase, together with the fact that most drugs currently available for the treatment of these infections have significant limitations - limited efficacy, toxicity, problems with drug-drug interactions and the generation of resistant organisms - has created an immediate unmet need for new and novel antifungal drugs.

AureoGen Biosciences: Company Founded by former Pharmacia Scientists Enters Agreement with Japanese Biotech Firm

There are only 3 classes of antifungal drugs available to treat these invasive diseases and resistance against these drugs is increasing.

FUNFIT: Fungal resistance to antifungals is promoted by cell heterogeneity

The researchers say that their findings attain significance because only one new class of antifungal drugs has been introduced in the last two decades, and they must be administered intravenously.

Breast cancer drug effective against life-threatening fungal infections too

Several antifungal drugs were used, but the lesions did not improve.

Human Pythiosis, Brazil

Other strategies, such as precautionary treatment with antifungal drugs, can only be partially successful in combating these infections.

Amphion Innovations plc Acquires 35% Stake in Manchester Molecular Diagnostic Spin-out Company

albicans is the predominant etiologic agent of candidiasis, other Candida species that tend to be less susceptible to the commonly used antifungal drugs such as C.

Fungal Biofilms and drug resistance

It acts by inhibiting glucan synthase, the enzyme responsible for maintaining the fungal cell wall and is thus fungicidal against a broad range of pathogens including those that have become resistant to currently-used antifungal drugs.

Research and Markets: Examine Financial Performance of Merck & Co Pharmaceutical Company with This Report

The case isolate was tested to determine its susceptibility to five antifungal drugs.

Cerebral Aspergillosis caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae, Brazil. (Dispatches)

The significant market opportunity for antifungal drugs has attracted many pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies to become involved in R&D.

Amphotericin B the First Antifungal Drug Approved by the US is Still Used Despite Its Toxicity Problems

Merck's demonstrated leadership in antifungal R&D and in the marketing of antifungal drugs makes the company an ideal partner for the development of novel drugs based on AureoGen's aureobasidin A chemistry.