Influence of serum and albumin on echinocandin in vitro potency and pharmacodynamics

Current Fungal Infection Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-95

  Nasar, Aasya ^a,b   Ryan, Laurajo ^a,b   Frei, Christopher R ^a,b   Cota, Jason M ^c   Wiederhold, Nathan P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c University of the Incarnate   (United States)

Author keywords

Albumin; Anidulafungin; Caspofungin; Echinocandins; Micafungin; Protein binding; Serum

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; ECHINOCANDIN; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; MICAFUNGIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACODYNAMICS; POINT MUTATION; SERUM; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS;

EID: 84882861743     PISSN: 19363761     EISSN: 1936377X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12281-013-0136-z     Document Type: Article

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