Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39162534›Full record

ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2024

Heather L Mead, Michael Valentine, Holly Yin, George R Thompson Iii, Paul Keim, David M Engelthaler, Bridget M Barker

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Drug Discovery and Repurposing forJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Heather L MeadThe Translational Genomics Research Institute North, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5680-0758
Michael ValentineThe Translational Genomics Research Institute North, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
Holly YinBeckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA.
George R Thompson IiiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, California, USA.
Paul KeimDepartment of Biological Sciences, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0089-5820
David M EngelthalerThe Translational Genomics Research Institute North, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5945-059X
Bridget M BarkerDepartment of Biological Sciences, The Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3439-4517

Funding

Early in vivo Expressed Antigens and their Role in Virulence, Immune Response, and Vaccines for CoccidioidomycosisU19AI166058 · NIAID · NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY · PI Bridget Marie Barker · 2022 to 2026
$12.1M
HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) U19AI166058NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI166058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying improved treatments for severe and refractory coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) is needed. This endemic fungal disease is common in North and South America, and cases have increased substantially over the last 30 years. The current standard of care, oral daily fluconazole, often fails to completely eradicate IMPORTANCE: Developing new drugs, especially for regional orphan diseases, such as Valley Fever, is a slow and costly endeavor. However, there is a wealth of FDA-approved drugs available for repurposing, offering a more economical and expedited approach to improve treatment. Those existing compounds with antifungal properties can become novel therapies with relative ease: a considerable advantage for patients in need of alternative treatment. Despite the scope of remaining tasks, our comprehensive screening of potential candidates has revealed promising combinations for further exploration. This effort outlines a practical pipeline for Valley fever drug screening and identifies viable drug combinations that could impact patients more rapidly than single drug development pathways.

Indexed as

Antifungal AgentsCoccidioidesCoccidioidomycosisDrug Therapy, CombinationFluconazoleAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalDrug RepositioningFemaleHumansMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsSmall Molecule LibrariesAntifungal AgentsFluconazoleSmall Molecule Librariesadjunctive agentantifungal therapyCoccidioidescoccidioidomycosisfungal infectionsertralineValley Fever

Identifiers

PMID39162534
PMCPMC11448266

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