THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF WATER-SOLUBLE ECHINOCANDIN COMPOUNDS ON PNEUMOCYSTIS-PNEUMONIA IN MICE

Authors
FURUTA T MURAMATSU H FUJIE A FUJIHIRA S ABUDULLAH NR KOJIMA S
Citation
T. Furuta et al., THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF WATER-SOLUBLE ECHINOCANDIN COMPOUNDS ON PNEUMOCYSTIS-PNEUMONIA IN MICE, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 42(1), 1998, pp. 37-39
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Microbiology
Journal title
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00664804
Volume
42
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
37 - 39
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4804(1998)42:1<37:TEOWEC>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The therapeutic effectiveness of water-soluble echinocandin compounds obtained from Coleophoma empetri F-11899, which has a strong inhibitor y effect on the growth of fungi, was examined in nude mice with experi mental Pneumocystis pneumonia. The studies demonstrated the potential usefulness of the compounds.