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Antifungal Activity of Micafungin in Serum

Antifungal Activity of Micafungin in Serum Antifungal Activity of Micafungin in Serum ▿ Jun Ishikawa 1 , Tetsuo Maeda 1 , Itaru Matsumura 1 , * , Masato Yasumi 1 , Hidetoshi Ujiie 1 , Hiroaki Masaie 1 , Tsuyoshi Nakazawa 1 , Nobuo Mochizuki 2 , Satoshi Kishino 2 and Yuzuru Kanakura 1 1 Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan 2 Department of Medication Use Analysis and Clinical Research, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan ABSTRACT We have evaluated the antifungal activity of micafungin in serum by using the disk diffusion method with serum-free and serum-added micafungin standard curves. Serum samples from micafungin-treated patients have been shown to exhibit adequate antifungal activity, which was in proportion to both the applied dose and the actual concentration of micafungin measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. The antifungal activity of micafungin in serum was also confirmed with the broth microdilution method. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy American Society For Microbiology

Antifungal Activity of Micafungin in Serum

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy , Volume 53 (10): 4559 – Oct 1, 2009

Abstract

Antifungal Activity of Micafungin in Serum ▿ Jun Ishikawa 1 , Tetsuo Maeda 1 , Itaru Matsumura 1 , * , Masato Yasumi 1 , Hidetoshi Ujiie 1 , Hiroaki Masaie 1 , Tsuyoshi Nakazawa 1 , Nobuo Mochizuki 2 , Satoshi Kishino 2 and Yuzuru Kanakura 1 1 Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan 2 Department of Medication Use Analysis and Clinical Research, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan ABSTRACT We have evaluated the antifungal activity of micafungin in serum by using the disk diffusion method with serum-free and serum-added micafungin standard curves. Serum samples from micafungin-treated patients have been shown to exhibit adequate antifungal activity, which was in proportion to both the applied dose and the actual concentration of micafungin measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. The antifungal activity of micafungin in serum was also confirmed with the broth microdilution method.

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Publisher
American Society For Microbiology
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 by the American society for Microbiology.
ISSN
0066-4804
eISSN
1098-6596
DOI
10.1128/AAC.01404-08
pmid
19687246
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Abstract

Antifungal Activity of Micafungin in Serum ▿ Jun Ishikawa 1 , Tetsuo Maeda 1 , Itaru Matsumura 1 , * , Masato Yasumi 1 , Hidetoshi Ujiie 1 , Hiroaki Masaie 1 , Tsuyoshi Nakazawa 1 , Nobuo Mochizuki 2 , Satoshi Kishino 2 and Yuzuru Kanakura 1 1 Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan 2 Department of Medication Use Analysis and Clinical Research, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan ABSTRACT We have evaluated the antifungal activity of micafungin in serum by using the disk diffusion method with serum-free and serum-added micafungin standard curves. Serum samples from micafungin-treated patients have been shown to exhibit adequate antifungal activity, which was in proportion to both the applied dose and the actual concentration of micafungin measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. The antifungal activity of micafungin in serum was also confirmed with the broth microdilution method.

Journal

Antimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyAmerican Society For Microbiology

Published: Oct 1, 2009

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