In Vitro Activity of Amphotericin B in Combination with Statins against Clinical and Environmental Rhizopus oryzae Strains

• Main Authors: Mahsa NAEIMI ESHKALETI (Author), Parivash KORDBACHEH (Author), Seyed Jamal HASHEMI (Author), Mehraban FALAHATI (Author), Farideh ZAINI (Author), Hossein MIRHENDI (Author), Mahin SAFARA (Author), Leila HOSSEINPOOR (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Mucormycosis is an acute and invasive fungal infection with a high mortality rate. Mucorales are less sensitive than other types of fungi to most antifungal agents. Amphotericin B (AMB) is one treatment option for this infection, but in recent studies, the antifungal activity of statins...