Comparison of fluconazole with amphotericin B in treatment of histoplasmosis in normal and immunosuppressed mice

Rev Infect Dis. 1990 Mar-Apr:12 Suppl 3:S291-3. doi: 10.1093/clinids/12.supplement_3.s291.

Abstract

The activities of fluconazole and amphotericin B against Histoplasma capsulatum were investigated. The minimum inhibitory concentrations ranged from 0.12 to 0.47 microgram/mL for amphotericin B and from 16 to 250 micrograms/mL for fluconazole. Fluconazole given orally twice a day for 6 consecutive days compared favorably with amphotericin B given intraperitoneally once every other day for a total of six doses in the treatment of histoplasmosis in normal and leukopenic mice.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Amphotericin B / administration & dosage
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use*
  • Animals
  • Fluconazole / administration & dosage
  • Fluconazole / therapeutic use*
  • Histoplasmosis / drug therapy*
  • Immunosuppression Therapy
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred AKR
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL

Substances

  • Amphotericin B
  • Fluconazole