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Activity of Anidulafungin in a Murine Model of Candida krusei Infection: Evaluation of Mortality and Disease Burden by Quantitative Tissue Cultures and Measurement of Serum (1,3)-β- d -Glucan Levels

2009; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 53; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/aac.00955-08

ISSN

1098-6596

Autores

Luis Ostrosky‐Zeichner, Victor L. Paetznick, José C. Rodríguez‐Rey, Enuo Chen, Daniel J. Sheehan,

Tópico(s)

Fungal Infections and Studies

Resumo

Experience with anidulafungin against Candida krusei is limited. Immunosuppressed mice were injected with 1.3 x 10(7) to 1.5 x 10(7) CFU of C. krusei. Animals were treated with saline, 40 mg/kg fluconazole, 1 mg/kg amphotericin B, or 10 and 20 mg/kg anidulafungin for 5 days. Anidulafungin improved survival and significantly reduced the number of CFU/g in kidneys and serum beta-glucan levels.

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