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ArticleMycoses2010

Comparative pharmacodynamic interaction analysis of triple combinations of caspofungin and voriconazole or ravuconazole with subinhibitory concentrations of amphotericin B against Aspergillus spp.

Joanne P Demchok, Joseph Meletiadis, Emmanuel Roilides, Thomas J Walsh

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Article in Mycoses, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Joanne P DemchokImmunocompromised Host Section, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-1928, USA.
Joseph Meletiadis
Emmanuel Roilides
Thomas J Walsh
National Cancer Institute · USAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GR

Funding

Treatment of Infections in Immunocompromised Children with Cancer, HematopoieticZ01SC006830 · SC · DIVISION OF CLINICAL SCIENCES - NCI · PI WALSH, THOMAS J. · 1996 to 2008
$5.8M
Treatment of Infections in Immunocompromised ChildrenZIASC006830 · NCI · DIVISION OF CLINICAL SCIENCES - NCI · PI WALSH, THOMAS J. · 2009 to 2009
$2.4M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 SC006830
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triple combination therapy with an antifungal triazole, echinocandin and amphotericin B (AmB) is used in some centres to treat refractory aspergillosis. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of subinhibitory concentrations of AmB on the double combinations of caspofungin (CAS) + voriconazole (VOR) or ravuconazole (RAV) against Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus terreus. Isolates were studied in triplicate against CAS/VOR and CAS/RAV combinations by chequerboard broth microdilution. AmB was added to each double combination at concentrations of 0, 0.1 and 0.2 microg ml(-1). The fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) index was calculated for the double and triple combinations. Comparative analysis was performed by repeated measures analysis followed by Dunnett's post-test. The double combinations of CAS/RAV and CAS/VOR were synergistic or additive in most conditions. Addition of AmB to the double combinations resulted in increased FIC indices for A. fumigatus and A. flavus. By contrast, AmB increased the synergism of the double combinations decreasing FIC indices for A. terreus (P < 0.05). RAV and VOR displayed similar synergistic activity with CAS. The addition of sub-inhibitory amphotericin B concentrations reduced but did not eliminate the synergistic interaction between the echinocandin and triazole against A. fumigatus and A. flavus, while it increased the synergy against A. terreus.

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Amphotericin BAntifungal AgentsAspergillosisAspergillusDrug SynergismEchinocandinsHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsTriazolesAmphotericin BAntifungal AgentsEchinocandinsTriazoles

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PMID19389068
PMCPMC6999699
OpenAlexW2072990886

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