In Vitro Activity of Amphotericin B in Combination with Statins against Clinical and Environmental Rhizopus oryzae Strains

In Vitro Activity of Amphotericin B in Combination with Statins against Clinical and Environmental Rhizopus oryzae Strains

Background: Mucormycosis is an acute and invasive fungal infection with a high mortality rate. Mucorales are less sensitive than other types of fungi to most antifungal agents. Amphotericin B (AMB) is one treatment option for this infection, but in recent studies, the antifungal activity of statins...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mahsa NAEIMI ESHKALETI, Parivash KORDBACHEH, Seyed Jamal HASHEMI, Mehraban FALAHATI, Farideh ZAINI, Hossein MIRHENDI, Mahin SAFARA, Leila HOSSEINPOOR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-05-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Mucormycosis
Mucorales
Amphotericin B
Atorvastatin
Lovastatin
Rhizopus oryzae
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/17132

Internet

https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/17132

Similar Items