Promising antimycotics for the treatment of invasive infections

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2023; 25(2):165-170

​ Ortenberg E.А.
10.36488/cmac.2023.2.165-170
fosmanogepix ibrexafungerp olorofim opelconazole rezafungin invasive mycoses antimycotics
Section
Antimicrobials
Type
Review
Publication
Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2023; 25(2):165-170

Abstract

This paper provides a review of the largest studies (over the period of 2018 to 2023) of promising novel antimycotics and their possible role in the treatment of invasive mycoses, including infections caused by resistant Candida and Aspergillus isolates.

Ortenberg E.А.

Tyumen State Medical University, Tyumen, Russia

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