Antifungal agents: mode of action, mechanisms of resistance, and correlation of these mechanisms with bacterial resistance

MA Ghannoum, LB Rice - Clinical microbiology reviews, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
The increased use of antibacterial and antifungal agents in recent years has resulted in the
development of resistance to these drugs. The significant clinical implication of resistance …

In vitro antifungal activities of voriconazole and reference agents as determined by NCCLS methods: review of the literature

A Espinel-Ingroff, K Boyle, DJ Sheehan - Mycopathologia, 2001 - Springer
Voriconazole (Vfend™) is a new triazole that currently is undergoing phase III clinical trials.
This review summarizes the published data obtained by NCCLS methods on the in vitro …

Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida Biofilms: Unique Efficacy of Amphotericin B Lipid Formulations and Echinocandins

DM Kuhn, T George, J Chandra… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Biofilms, likely the predominant mode of device-related microbial infection, exhibit resistance
to antimicrobial agents. Evidence suggests that Candida biofilms have dramatically reduced …

Pharmacokinetics and safety of voriconazole following intravenous-to oral-dose escalation regimens

L Purkins, N Wood, P Ghahramani… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
In this study, the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of intravenous (iv)-to oral-dose
regimens of voriconazole were evaluated with a group of 42 healthy men, 41 of whom …

Effects of Cymbopogon nardus (L.) W. Watson essential oil on the growth and morphogenesis of Aspergillus niger

VG de Billerbeck, CG Roques… - Canadian journal of …, 2001 - cdnsciencepub.com
The growth inhibitory effect of Cymbopogon nardus (L.) W. Watson var. nardus essential oil
on Aspergillus niger (Van Tieghem) mycelium was determined on agar medium. The …

Chemoprevention by thyme oils of Aspergillus parasiticus growth and aflatoxin production

I Rasooli, P Owlia - Phytochemistry, 2005 - Elsevier
The essential oils from Thymus eriocalyx and Thymus X-porlock obtained by
hydrodistillation were analyzed by GC/MS. The major components of T. eriocalyx and T. X …

Voriconazole: a new triazole antifungal

JA Sabo, SM Abdel-Rahman - Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To review the currently available information on the pharmacology,
pharmacokinetics, efficacy, adverse effects, drug interactions, and dosage guidelines of …

Voriconazole--better chances for patients with invasive mycoses.

MA Ghannoum, DM Kuhn - European journal of medical research, 2002 - europepmc.org
The past two decades have witnessed an increase in serious fungal infections, without
corresponding growth in available antifungal agents. Voriconazole (VRC) is a novel triazole …

Voriconazole inhibition of the metabolism of tacrolimus in a liver transplant recipient and in human liver microsomes

R Venkataramanan, S Zang, T Gayowski… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of voriconazole on the blood tacrolimus
concentration in a liver transplant recipient and to examine the interaction between …

Voriconazole: a new triazole antifungal agent

MM Pearson, PD Rogers, JD Cleary… - Annals of …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To review the pharmacology, in vitro susceptibility, pharmacokinetics, clinical
efficacy, and adverse effects of voriconazole, a triazole antifungal agent. DATA SOURCES …