Isavuconazole in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis infections

Infection and Drug Resistance

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages 79-86

  Donnelley, Monica A ^a,b   Zhu, Elizabeth S ^a   Thompson, George R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Clinical efficacy; Isavuconazonium; Mold infection; Mucor; New agent; Pharmacodynamics; Pharmacokinetics; Therapy; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMPHOTERICIN B; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; FLUCONAZOLE; ISAVUCONAZOLE; ISAVUCONAZONIUM; ITRACONAZOLE; LIVER ENZYME; MIDAZOLAM; OMEPRAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; RAPAMYCIN; REPAGLINIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TACROLIMUS; VORICONAZOLE; WARFARIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BACTEREMIA; CHILL; DIARRHEA; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFUSION RELATED REACTION; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; LIVER INJURY; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUCORMYCOSIS; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; SHORT QT INTERVAL; SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL DISORDER; VOMITING;

EID: 84973460227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IDR.S81416     Document Type: Review

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