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Metabolism Micafungin is metabolized to M-1 catechol form ; by arylsulfatase, with further metabolism to M-2 methoxy form ; by catechol-O-methyltransferase. M-5 is formed by hydroxylation at the side chain -1 position ; of micafungin catalyzed by cytochrome P450 CYP ; isozymes. Even though micafungin is a substrate for and a weak inhibitor of CYP3A in vitro, hydroxylation by CYP3A is not a major pathway for micafungin metabolism in vivo. Micafungin is neither a P-glycoprotein substrate nor inhibitor in vitro. In four healthy volunteer studies, the ratio of metabolite to parent exposure AUC ; at a dose of 150 mg day was 6% for M-1, 1% for M-2, and 6% for M-5. In patients with esophageal candidiasis, the ratio of metabolite to parent exposure AUC ; at a dose of 150 mg day was 11% for M-1, 2% for M-2, and 12% for M-5. Excretion The excretion of radioactivity following a single intravenous dose of 14C-micafungin sodium for injection 25 mg ; was evaluated in healthy volunteers. At 28 days after administration, mean urinary and fecal recovery of total radioactivity accounted for 82.5% 76.4 to 87.9% ; of the administered dose. Fecal excretion is the major route of elimination total radioactivity at 28 days was 71.0% of the administered dose ; . Special Populations MYCAMINE disposition has been studied in a variety of populations as described below. Race and Gender No dose adjustment of MYCAMINE is required based on gender or race. After 14 daily doses of 150 mg to healthy subjects, micafungin AUC in women was greater by approximately 23% compared with men, due to smaller body weight. No notable differences among white, black, and Hispanic subjects were seen. The micafungin AUC was greater by 26% in Japanese subjects compared to blacks, due to smaller body weight. Renal Insufficiency MYCAMINE does not require dose adjustment in patients with renal impairment. A single 1-hour infusion of 100 mg MYCAMINE was administered to 9 subjects with severe renal dysfunction creatinine clearance 30 mL min ; and to 9 age-, gender-, and weight-matched subjects with normal renal function creatinine clearance 80 mL min ; . The maximum concentration Cmax ; and AUC were not significantly altered by severe renal impairment. Since micafungin is highly protein bound, it is not dialyzable. Supplementary dosing should not be required following hemodialysis.
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Preceptor program evaluation questionnaires ; and an extensive reference list of peer-reviewed literature. The WOMAC index is widely used, and is a valid, reliable, and responsive self-administered tridimensional health status measure for knee and hip osteoarthritis studies, available in visual analogue and adjectival formats in over 30 different languages.2 Faculty trainers expert preceptors ; were contacted by a third party KARMA Clinical Relations Canada Inc. ; to participate in the program. Faculty identification was based on market research and intelligence provided by the supporting pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, and used the following criteria: Specialist or family physicians who have particular skills in injection techniques, primarily in the knee; Physicians who possess advanced knowledge of principles of viscosupplementation and its mode of action and success rates, and have used viscosupplementation in the past month; Physicians who have successful experience with SynviscTM; Physicians who are local experts in osteoarthritis of the knee as evaluated by local family practitioners; and Physicians who are interested in CME and in teaching other physicians and health care professionals. Forty potential expert preceptors were contacted by telephone and interviewed to determine their suitability, interest, and availability to participate in the learning intervention; 39 agreed to participate. Each subsequently met with members of the steering committee either personally or by conference call to discuss the program. Each received a SAM prior to follow-up contact to familiarize themselves with the instruction materials that participants would receive before their training session. Participants family practitioners ; were identified and contacted by representatives of the pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, and were invited to attend the VIP sessions by the following criteria, evaluated in a personal interview: The family practitioner expressed an avid interest in acquiring joint-injection techniques to the representative; Viscosupplemenation was not currently used for osteoarthritis therapy in the family practitioner's practice, primarily due to lack of expertise in joint injection; The family practitioner was willing to devote 4 hours to participating in a training session; The practitioner could provide a patient with osteoarthritis of the knee s ; who was amenable to joint injection; The practitioner would participate in the evaluation process pre- and post-injection WOMAC 3.0 questionnaires and The family practitioner would continue selfdirected use of the injection skill to maintain competency. Representatives then organized a training session for three to five family practitioners and a local expert preceptor; this is an effective format to enhance learning.3 Each session was conducted in the clinical practice of the participants, which, although variable, always was one of the following: the preceptor's offices or group-practice clinic; the expert preceptor's private practice, or a hospital. A typical training session consisted of a small-group interactive learning session followed by live patient injection-technique demonstration and practice, all taking place over approximately 4 hours. Each family physician was required to bring one patient with osteoarthritis of the knee s ; and the patient's x-rays to the training session. Prior to injection, participants supervised the administration of pre-injection WOMAC 3.0 questionnaires to their patients and the expert preceptor reexamined each patient and confirmed the.
Monday, 8: 30 a.m. - 10: 00 a.m. Presentations: M-2142 Comparison between FICI and Bliss Independent Methodologies when Amlodipine was combined with Azoles or Terbinafine against Candida albicans and Non- C. albicans Strains. J. AFELTRA1, L. RODERO2, F. PASTERN2, G. DAVEL2, R. G. VITALE2, 3; 1Hosp. J. M. Ramos Mejia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2INEI, ANLIS, Dr. Malbrn, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pharmacokinetic Interaction between Liposomal Amphotericin B LAMB ; and Ravuconazole RAV ; in Experimental Invasive Pulmonary aspergillosis IPA ; . J. MELETIADIS, P. LIN, R. PETRAITIENE, V. PETRAITIS, A. KELAHER, H. MURRAY, C. MAYA-SAN, T. SEIN, R. SCHAUFELE, J. BACHER, T. J. WALSH; Natl. Cancer Instiute, Bethesda, MD. Toxicological Interactions between Liposomal Amphotericin B LAMB ; and Ravuconazole RAV ; in Experimental Invasive Pulmonary aspergillosis IPA ; . J. MELETIADIS, V. PETRAITIS, R. PETRAITIENE, A. KELAHER, H. MURRAY, C. MAYA-SAN, T. SEIN, R. SCHAUFELE, J. BACHER, T. J. WALSH; Natl. Cancer Inst., Bethesda, MD. Micafungin MICA ; in Combination with Voriconazole VRC ; in Aspergillus Species: a Pharmacodynamic Approach for Detection of Synergy In Vitro. R. E. LEWIS1, D. P. KONTOYIANNIS2; 1Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX, 2UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr., Houston, TX. Detection of Synergy by XTT-Enhanced Checkerboard Dilution Testing of Aspergillus: Correlation with Outcome in Patients with Invasive Aspergillosis Treated with Combination Voriconazole VRC ; and Caspofungin CAS ; Therapy. R. E. LEWIS1, N. SINGH2, A. LIMAYE3, S. HUSAIN2, N. SAFDAR4, P. MUNOZ5, K. PURSELL6, D. P. KONTOYIANNIS1; 1UT MD Anderson Cancer Ctr., Houston, TX, 2Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3 Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, 4Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 5G. Maranon, Madrid, Spain, 6Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL. In Vitro Interaction between Amphotericin B with 5Flucytosine, Voriconazole and Rifampin against Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and var. gattii Clinical Isolates. S. B. CORDOBA, W. O. VIVOT, G. O. DAVEL, M. GALAS, L. L. RODERO; INEI ANLIS Dr. C. G. Malbran, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Synergistic Antifungal Effect of Lactoferrin with Fluconazole on Ergosterol Mutant Candida albicans was not Due to Inhibition of Azole Efflux. S. KOHNO, T. KOBAYASHI, K. YANAGIHARA, Y. HIGASHIYAMA, Y. HIRAKATA, T. TASHIRO, Y. MIYAZAKI; Nagasaki Univ.Grad h.Med i, Nagasaki, Japan. In Vitro Activity of Amphotericin B AB ; , Caspofungin CS ; , Voriconazole VZ ; and Fluconazole FL ; in Combination with Ciprofloxacin CP ; against Aspergillus fumigatus AF ; and Candida albicans CA ; . T. STERGIOPOULOU, J. MELETIADIS, E. ROILIDES, T. SEIN, T. J. WALSH; NCI, Bethesda, MD. Effects of Voriconazole in Combination with Caspofungin and GM-CSF on Intracellular Killing of Candida glabrata in Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages. A. BALTCH1, 2, L. BOPP1, W. RITZ1, 2, P. MICHELSEN1, 2, R. SMITH1, 2; 1Stratton VA Med. Ctr., Albany, NY, 2Albany Med. Coll., Albany, NY. Combined Activity In Vitro of Antifungal Agents against the Multi-Resistant Pathogen Scopulariopsis brevicaulis. M. CUENCA-ESTRELLA, A. GOMEZ-LOPEZ, G. GARCIAEFFRON, E. MELLADO, J. L. RODRIGUEZ-TUDELA; Centro Nacional de Microbiologia, ISCIII, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. Hall B M-2153 M-2152 Posaconazole Enhances the Activity of Amphotericin B against Aspergillus Hyphae In Vitro. C. LASS-FLRL, H. LUGGER, M. P. DIERICH; Med. Univ. of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. Candidacidal Activity of Synthetic Peptide Analogs of the Neutrophil-Derived Antimicrobial Peptide, CAP37. H. A. PEREIRA1, I. HOOVER1, J. POH 2, P. L. FIDEL, JR3; 1Univ. of Oklahoma Hlth. Sci. Ctr., Oklahoma City, OK, 2Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA, 3Louisiana State Univ. Hlth. Sci. Ctr., New Orleans, LA. Synergism of Histone Deacetylase HDAC ; Inhibitors with Ketoconazole in Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. Relationship to their Effects on HDAC Activity in Protoplasts. N. CAMPEOL, J. BEDARD, N. H. GEORGOPAPADAKOU; MethylGene Inc., Saint-Laurent, Canada. The Paradoxical In Vitro Response of Candida albicans to Caspofungin. G. K. ABRUZZO, J. W. ANDERSON, C. M. DOUGLAS, L. GERCKENS, R. A. GIACOBBE, C. J. GILL, M. J. HSU, J. NIELSEN KAHN, A. MISURA, E. SIMMONS, D. SUBER; Merck & Co., Inc, Rahway, NJ. Activity of Peptidomimetic Aspartic Proteases Inhibitors TS98 and TS102 against Pneumocystis. F. MAZZA1, E. TRONCONI1, A. VALERIO1, A. TOSSI2, F. BENEDETTI2, A. CARGNEL1, C. ATZORI1; 1L.Sacco Hosp., Milan, Italy, 2Univ. of Trieste, Trieste, Italy. Genome-Wide Expression Profile Analysis Reveals Genes Differentially Expressed in Association with Azole and Echinocandin Cross Resistance in a Clinical Isolate of Candida glabrata. T. T. LIU1, K. D. EARHART1, R. HOMAYOUNI1, T. F. PATTERSON2, N. C. VILLARREAL2, N. P. WIEDERHOLD2, D. S. BURGESS2, P. D. ROGERS1; 1Univ. of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, 2Univ. of Texas, San Antonio, TX. Assessment of the In Vitro Kinetic Activity of Caspofungin against Different Strains of Candida glabrata. V. NAGAPPAN1, D. BOIKOV2, J. VAZQUEZ3; 1Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2 Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, 3Henry Ford Hosp., Detroit, MI. Voriconazole Strongly Inhibits Growth of BiofilmAssociated Candida albicans in Continuous Flow Culture. H. BERNHARDT1, M. KNOKE1, G. SCHWESINGER1, J. BUFLER2, K. LUDWIG3, J. BERNHARDT3; 1Univ. of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany, 2Pfizer GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany, 3Clinical Ctr. Suedstadt, Rostock, Germany. In Vitro Pharmacodynamics of Anidulafungin AFG ; and Caspofungin CFG ; against Clinical Isolates of Candida glabrata Including Strains with Elevated MICs to CFG. N. P. WIEDERHOLD1, 2, J. R. GRAYBILL2, L. K. NAJVAR2, D. S. BURGESS1, 2; 1Univ. of Texas Coll. of Pharmacy, Austin, TX, 2Univ. of Texas Hlth. Sci. Ctr., San Antonio, TX. Attenuated Activity of Amphotericin B AMB ; , Itraconazole ITZ ; , and Voriconazole VOR ; against Aspergillus fumigatus Hyphae. N. P. WIEDERHOLD1, 2, C. R. FREI2, D. S. BURGESS1, 2; 1Univ. of Texas Coll. of Pharmacy, Austin, TX, 2Univ. of Texas Hlth. Sci. Ctr., San Antonio, TX. Evaluation of the Activity of Amphotericin B Ab ; or Caspofungin Cs ; against Candida Biofilms Using Vitality Fluorescent Dyes VFD ; . P. LPEZ1, M. T. MARTN1, J. GAVALD1, X. GOMIS1, M. CUENCA-ESTRELLA2, J. L. RODRIGUEZTUDELA2, A. PAHISSA ; 1Hosp. Univ. Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, 2Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain and midodrine.
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The drugs were equally effective against candida infection; micafungin led to fewer adverse events and mifeprex.
Biomicroscopy and histopathology revealed no significant toxic influence of micafungin application on the cornea.
MRNA expression of PDE4 subtypes A, B, C, D ; in heart tissue was comparable to that in adipocytes. Although PDE4C was not detected by RT-PCR in rat heart tissue in a previous study 16 ; , it was detected by QPCR in the present study. This inconsistency may result from use of different primers for amplification of PDE4C. In the present study, the efficiency for QPCR of PDE4C was lower than the other three PDE4 subtypes, suggesting possible difficulty in amplifying PDE4C and mifepristone.
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For this minor D N A product are found in the R N A species of CMV-Y and CMV-Fny hybridization group WT ; but not in CMV-Q R N A 2 hybridization group S ; . Comparison of the c D N sequences from some of our isolates with those published for six other CMV isolates Davies & Symons, 1988; Quemada et al., 1989; Hayakawa et al., 1989; Owen et al., 1990 ; confirmed that only our two MspI restriction patterns were present. Furthermore our restriction groups divided the six other CMV isolates into their previously established subgroups Table 2 ; . From this comparison we concluded that our MspI restriction group 1, which includes the well characterized Australian CMV-Q CP91 454 ; isolate corresponded to the serological group ToRS of Devergne & Cardin 1973 ; and the S hybridization group of Piazzolla et al. 1979 ; . The MspI restriction group 2 corresponded to the serological group D T L and the hybridization group WT. The method we have described has proved to be a rapid and conclusive technique for classifying CMV and miglitol.
Micafungin is the only echinocandin anti-fungal drug not approved for use in the european union.
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O BJECTIVES . To assess the accuracy of information within the regional hospital discharge database compared with records from the Hip Arthroplasty Register, and to evaluate the effect of misclassification of comorbidities on risk adjustment measures. M ETHODS . We compared 677 records derived from the Lazio Region Hip Arthroplasty Register with corresponding administrative hospital discharges, in order to assess reliability kappa ; , percent agreement, sensitivity, and specificity for demographic data, principal diagnoses, comorbidities, complications, and outcomes in-hospital mortality and revision of hip replacement ; . A risk-adjustment model with covariate measurement error was used to assess the impact of misclassification of comorbidities on hospital performance profiles using the 90 days mortality as outcome ; . R ESULTS . Of 677 records, 662 97.8% ; were analysed. A fair to good agreement was observed for demographic data: sex kappa 0.99 ; , age kappa 0.99 ; , educational level kappa 0.65 ; , marital status kappa 0.77 ; . For principal diagnoses arthrosis, arthritis, fractures, politrauma, and other diagnoses ; percent agreement was high 89.3% a similar agreement 96.2% ; was observed for type of intervention total hip replacement, partial hip replacement ; . All comorbidities considered in the study were underreported in the administrative data, with sensitivity ranging from 4.2% to 58.1% and specificity from 86.7% to 100.0%. A low sensitivity 15.0% ; was observed for complications, and a.
Preferred: For people with severe disease, amphotericin B 0.71 mg kg day for 314 days ; or the lipid formulations of amphotericin B 3mg kg day for 314 days ; . For mild disease, itraconazole 200mg three times a day for 3 days then 200mg twice a day for 12 weeks ; . Alternative: For mild disease, fluconazole 800mg once a day and minoxidil.
Funguard has been granted a "premium for innovativeness" for its NHI drug price because of its novelty and great usefulness for medical care. Funguard is the third drug receiving the premium in Japan, which means Fujisawa is honored to have received two out of the only three premiums given so far in Japan, following Japan's first "premium for innovativeness" to the immunosuppressant Prograf. Fujisawa filed an NDA for micafungin sodium with the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. in April 2002 and in Canada in June 2002, and is preparing for filing in Europe. Funguard is a promising product satisfying unmet medical needs and is expected to contribute to the treatment of invasive fungal infections. Fujisawa will transmit accurate information on the drug to medical institutions for the safe and appropriate use of the agent. Additional information for Funguard for Infusion is mentioned as follows; [PRODUCT NAME] Funguard for Infusion 50mg, Funguard for Infusion 75mg [REIMBURSEMENT PRICE] 7, 618 yen for 50mg, 11, 104 yen for 75mg [DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION] Aspergillosis: For adults, the usual single dose is 50 - 150 mg potency ; of micafungin sodium and should be infused intravenously once daily. The dosage may be increased up to 300 mg potency ; day for severe or intractable aspergillosis. Candidiasis: For adults, the usual single dose is 50 mg potency ; of micafungin sodium and should be infused intravenously once daily. intractable candidiasis. The dosage may be increased up to 300 mg potency ; day for severe or.
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R. B. Kundsin; Harvard Medical School, Squantum, MA. Background: Alcohol rubs have been suggested by CDC for hand hygiene of health care workers to prevent transmission of microbial pathogens. Alcohol evaporates within seconds leaving no residual for continued antimicrobial efficacy. Glycerine residuals from some gels may create a build up of metabolites for bacterial consumption. A new improved isopropanol formulation leaving a benzalkonium chloride residual on the hands has been formulated and tested. Methods: To test efficacy against resident bacteria, hands of 17 microbiology technicians were treated with the formulation consisting of isopropanol, quaternary, cetyl alcohol, to counteract the defatting action of the alcohol, and glycolic acid, a desquamating agent. Gloves were worn and were cultured at one, two and three hours using the glove juice technique with a Tween 80 inactivator. Untreated hands were similarly cultured. To test efficacy against transient bacteria three ATCC strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were tested using the Federal Register method for testing of first aid antiseptic drug products. Results: Gloves on untreated hands showed a doubling of bacterial counts.
Nocandins appear to require an actively growing cell to exert their antifungal effects. The in vitro effect of hyphal fragmentation by echinocandins has been observed by Kurtz et al. 18 ; . This has given rise to the concept of MEC, which is the lowest drug concentration at which microcolony formation and fragmentation become apparent in vitro. Our study demonstrates that the same effect occurs in profoundly neutropenic hosts in vivo. This hyphal fragmentation and the persistence of organisms are due to the antifungal effects of echinocandins at the growing tips as well as at the branching points of hyphal elements C. M. Douglas, J. C. Bowman, G. K. Abruzzo, A. M. Flattery, C. J. Gill, L. Kong, C. Leighton, J. G. Smith, V. B. Pikounis, K. Bartizal, M. B. Kurtz, and H. Rosen, Abstr. 40th Intersci. Conf. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother., abstr. 1683, 2000 ; . Since 1, 3 Dglucan synthase is more widely distributed in C. albicans than in A. fumigatus, its inhibition may have a more profound effect on both pseudohyphal and yeast formation. Cabib et al. 3 ; also reported on the localization of the 1, 3 D-glucan synthase complex at the cell membrane of Candida and reported that this enzyme system is involved in budding as well as septum formation. This process of budding and septum formation may be ongoing throughout the life cycle of the entire population of yeast cells. Inhibition of this more widely distributed 1, 3 Dglucan synthase complex in C. albicans by echinocandins results in a fungicidal effect and the eradication of organisms in vitro and in vivo. Thus, A. fumigatus appears to be limited in its susceptibility to echinocandins at the level of cells undergoing apical growth or branching. The result is a modest impact on the total viable fungal burden and a pattern of hyphal fragmentation. Measurement of this more viable fungal burden may be facilitated by the use of quantitative PCR techniques; however, these methods remain investigational and unstandardized at present Douglas et al., 40th ICAAC ; . The plasma micafungin pharmacokinetics demonstrate that the Cmax of micafungin is multiple times the MIC of micafun and mitomycin and micafungin.
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1. Ballatori, N., and J. F. Rebbeor. Roles of MRP2 and oatp1 in hepatocellular export of reduced glutathione. Semin Liver Dis 18: 377-387, 1998. Bossuyt, X., M. Mller, B. Hagenbuch, and P. J. Meier. Polyspecific drug and steroid clearance by an organic anion transporter of mammalian liver. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 276: 891-896, 1996. Bossuyt, X., M. Mller, and P. J. Meier. Multispecific amphipathic substrate transport by an organic anion transporter of human liver. J Hepatol 25: 733-738, 1996. Budimann, T., E. Bamberg, H. Koepsell, and G. Nagel. Mechanism of electrogenic cation transport by the cloned organic cation transporter 2 from rat. J Biol Chem 275: 29413-29420, 2000. Cattori, V., B. Hagenbuch, N. Hagenbuch, B. Stieger, R. Ha, K. E. Winterhalter, and P. J. Meier. Identification of organic anion transporting polypeptide 4 Oatp4 ; as a major full-length isoform of the liver-specific transporter-1 rlst-1 ; in rat liver. FEBS Lett 474: 242-245, 2000.
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Objectives: To study the post-antifungal effect PAFE ; of antifungal drugs on Aspergillus fumigatus by a radiometric assay and compare the results with those obtained for Candida albicans. Methods: A. fumigatus cultures pregrown for 48 h in 96-well microtitre plate were exposed to various concentrations of the antifungal drug for 2 h. The drug-treated mycelia were washed, incubated in RPMI 1640 containing 14C-labelled amino acids and the accumulation of radioactivity in the mycelia at different time intervals was determined. The PAFE was determined by plotting the amount of radioactivity associated with the mycelia against post-treatment incubation time. The PAFE of antifungal drug on C. albicans was examined by determining the multiplication cfu mL ; of drug-pretreated cells at different time intervals for 24 h in drug-free medium. Results: Amphotericin B produced a prolonged PAFE 7.5 0.70 h ; against A. fumigatus whereas itraconazole 0.5 0.0 h ; , voriconazole 0.5 0.0 h ; , posaconazole 0.75 0.35 h ; , ravuconazole 0.38 0.17 h ; and the echinocandins caspofungin 0.5 h ; and micafungin 0.5 h ; produced short PAFE. Short exposure 1 h ; of albicans to low concentrations 0.1251 mg L ; of amphotericin B 5.3 1.15 h ; , caspofungin 5.6 0.57 h ; and micafungin 5 1.0 h ; produced prolonged PAFE whereas the triazoles produced a short 0.5 h ; PAFE. Conclusions: Determination of 14C-labelled amino acid accumulation in antifungal drug-pretreated mycelia is a suitable method for studying PAFE in A. fumigatus. Antifungal drugs with fungicidal activity tend to possess longer PAFE compared to fungistatic drugs.
Table 3. Overall % Essential Agreement + - 2 fold dilutions for Each Site Modal MIC's and individual site reproducibility MIC's within + - 2 fold dilutions were calculated for anidulafungin and micafungin. Echinocandin Anidulafungin Micafungin Total Site 1 100 Site 2 100 Site 3 96 100 Average 98.6 100 99.3 and midodrine.
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Prolonged survival and reduced lung and kidney tissue counts of A. fumigatus. Semi-quantitative cultures by tissue homogenization have been found to correlate well with PCR-based quantification of A. fumigatus in tissues.12 In the study by Bowman et al., 12 caspofungin also reduced kidney tissue counts of mice infected intravenously. Others have found that micafungin reduces lung counts of mice infected by the intranasal route.13 In contrast, Roberts et al.14 found that anidulafungin prolonged survival but did not significantly reduce lung or kidney counts of A. fumigatus in rabbits infected intravenously. Petraitis et al.9 obtained similar results in chronic neutropenic rabbits with pulmonary aspergillosis: survival was prolonged and lung infarct scores were reduced; however, tissue counts were not reduced significantly. The same group found that micafungin and caspofungin gave similar results in rabbit pulmonary aspergillosis.15, 16 This lack of effect on tissue burden was attributed to the selective activity of echinocandins at the hyphal tip, leaving older, non-reproducing segments of Aspergillus viable to resume growth when treatment was stopped.17 Studies such as this have concluded that echinocandins, while fungicidal for Candida, are fungistatic for Aspergillus. Thus, for reasons that are not yet clear, mouse models permit assessment of survival and tissue burden, while rabbits permit assessment of survival and lung infarct scores, but not tissue burden. Animal models have also been used to study antifungal drug combinations in aspergillosis. One murine study with micafungin has shown an additive effect of echinocandins and amphotericin B, while another did not.18, 19 Some studies have also found toxic interactions between echinocandins and the corticosteroids used to predispose mice to aspergillosis.20 We considered that some of the conflicting results of combination studies might be based on experimental conditions, such as inoculum size, route of infection, timing of initiation of therapy and drug doses. We wished to use a model that could use both survival and tissue burden for protection. Accordingly, we conducted a series of studies exploring these parameters in murine IA.
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