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Pharmacokinetics, antifungal activity and clinical efficacy of anidulafungin in the treatment of fungal infections.

Effie L Kuti and Joseph L Kuti

Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 6(10):1287-300 (2010) PMID 20822479

Anidulafungin is one of three available intravenous echinocandins that plays an important role in the treatment of serious fungal infections. Currently, anidulafungin is approved for the treatment of esophageal candidiasis, candidemia and other invasive Candida infections including intra-abdominal abscesses and peritonitis.

DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2010.518143
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