Antifungal antibodies: A new approach to the treatment of systemic candidiasis

Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 472-476

  Matthews, R ^a   Burnie, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antifungal antibodies; Candida; Hsp90; Mycograb

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; MANNOPROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYCOGRAB; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG TOLERANCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HSP90 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0035050102     PISSN: 09678298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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