Antifungal therapy of murine Aspergillus terreus infection

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004 Oct;48(10):3715-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.48.10.3715-3719.2004.

Abstract

Aspergillus terreus is a species which is being seen increasingly frequently and which is highly resistant to amphotericin B in vitro and clinically. We evaluated amphotericin B, caspofungin, and posaconazole in a murine model of acute invasive aspergillosis. Caspofungin and posaconazole both appeared beneficial and may be reasonable treatment alternatives for infection with A. terreus.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Aspergillosis / drug therapy*
  • Aspergillosis / microbiology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Neutropenia / drug therapy
  • Survival

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents