amphotericin B


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amphotericin B

(ăm'fətĕr`ĭsĭn), antibioticantibiotic,
any of a variety of substances, usually obtained from microorganisms, that inhibit the growth of or destroy certain other microorganisms. Types of Antibiotics
..... Click the link for more information.  that halts the growth of several disease-causing fungi. Discovered in 1956, it is produced by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. It is used in lotion or ointment form to treat fungal infections of the skin and is given internally only to patients with potentially fatal fungal infections. Amphotericin B is not effective against bacterial infections.

amphotericin B

[‚am·fə′ter·ə·sən ′bē]
(microbiology)
C46H73O20N The active component of amphotericin, suitable for systemic therapy of deep or superficial mycotic infections.
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Eight serial twofold dilutions of myrtle oil and amphotericin B was prepared and used in the MIC tests.
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The occurrence of severe hyperphosphatemia during treatment with high-dose liposomal amphotericin was reported in a pediatric patient (3), but the possibility of pseudohyperphosphatemia caused by interference of liposomal amphotericin B in the phosphorus assay was not addressed.
Liposomal amphotericin b interferes with the phosphorus assay on the synchron LX 20 analyzer
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High-dose aspergillosis treatment not superior
Recent guidelines from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group and the Infectious Diseases Society of America suggest that life-threatening pulmonary or disseminated non-CNS disease, any CNS disease, and disease in the immunocompromised host be treated with amphotericin B to complete a total dose of 1.
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