Comparison of nikkomycin Z with amphotericin B and itraconazole for treatment of histoplasmosis in a murine model

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1624-1629

  Goldberg, Janet ^a,b   Connolly, Patricia ^a,b   Schnizlein Bick, Carol ^a   Durkin, Michelle ^a,b   Kohler, Stephen ^b,c   Smedema, Melinda ^a,b   Brizendine, Edward ^a   Hector, Richard ^d   Wheat, Joseph ^a,b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Histoplasmosis Reference Laboratory   (United States)

^c RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Shaman Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ITRACONAZOLE; NIKKOMYCIN Z;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HISTOPLASMOSIS; ITRACONAZOLE; MICE;

EID: 0034118233     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.6.1624-1629.2000     Document Type: Article

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