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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2010

Correlation of the in vitro antifungal drug susceptibility with the in vivo activity of fluconazole in a murine model of cerebral infection caused by Cryptococcus gattii.

F E S Mendes, L V N Oliveira, E S Faria, D G Alvarenga, M R Pinto, C P Taborda, B M Soares, P S Cisalpino, D A Santos

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 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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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Management of Cryptococcus gattii meningoencephalitis.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

F E S MendesFaculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Vale do Rio Doce, Rua Israel Pinheiro, 2000, Bairro Universitário, 35020-220 Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
L V N Oliveira
E S Faria
D G Alvarenga
M R Pinto
C P Taborda
B M Soares
P S Cisalpino
D A Santos
Universidade Vale do Rio Doce · BRUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Forty Cryptococcus gattii strains were submitted to antifungal susceptibility testing with fluconazole, itraconazole, amphotericin B and terbinafine. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranges were 0.5-64.0 for fluconazole, <0.015-0.25 for itraconazole, 0.015-0.5 for amphotericin B and 0.062-2.0 for terbinafine. A bioassay for the quantitation of fluconazole in murine brain tissue was developed. Swiss mice received daily injections of the antifungal, and their brains were withdrawn at different times over the 14-day study period. The drug concentrations varied from 12.98 to 44.60 μg/mL. This assay was used to evaluate the therapy with fluconazole in a model of infection caused by C. gattii. Swiss mice were infected intracranially and treated with fluconazole for 7, 10 or 14 days. The treatment reduced the fungal burden, but an increase in fungal growth was observed on day 14. The MIC for fluconazole against sequential isolates was 16 μg/mL, except for the isolates obtained from animals treated for 14 days (MIC = 64 μg/mL). The quantitation of cytokines revealed a predominance of IFN-γ and IL-12 in the non-treated group and elevation of IL-4 and IL-10 in the treated group. Our data revealed the possibility of acquired resistance during the antifungal drug therapy.

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AnimalsAntifungal AgentsBrainCentral Nervous System Fungal InfectionsCryptococcosisCryptococcus gattiiDisease Models, AnimalDrug Resistance, FungalFluconazoleHumansMaleMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsTreatment OutcomeAntifungal AgentsFluconazole

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