micafungin
MinireviewEchinocandins for the Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis: from Laboratory to BedsideEchinocandins (caspofungin, micafungin, anidulafungin), targeting β-1,3-glucan synthesis of the cell wall, represent one of the three currently available antifungal drug classes for the treatment of invasive fungal infections. Despite their limited antifungal activity against Aspergillus spp., echinocandins are considered an alternative option for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis (IA).
Mechanisms of ResistanceSpontaneous Mutational Frequency and FKS Mutation Rates Vary by Echinocandin Agent against Candida glabrataEchinocandins are front-line agents for treatment of invasive candidiasis. There are no reported agent-specific differences in Candida mutational frequency of resistance or propensity to develop FKS mutations.
PharmacologyValidation of Heel Stick Microsampling To Optimize Micafungin Doses in Neonates and Young InfantsMajor gaps exist in our knowledge of antimicrobial pharmacokinetics in critically ill neonates and infants that require validated microsampling and bioanalysis methods to support therapeutic drug monitoring. We compared serially collected intravenous (i.v.) and heel stick capillary (HSC)-sampled plasma concentrations of micafungin (8 mg/kg) in eight infants born preterm with systemic candidiasis.
- Mechanisms of Action: Physiological EffectsPharmacodynamic and Immunomodulatory Effects of Micafungin on Host Responses against Biofilms of Candida parapsilosis in Comparison to Those of Candida albicans
Micafungin (MFG) demonstrates potent activity against biofilms of Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis, the most frequent opportunistic fungal pathogens. Little is known about its immunopharmacologic effect on antibiofilm activity of phagocytic cells following exposure to...
- Mechanisms of ResistanceUnderstanding Echinocandin Resistance in the Emerging Pathogen Candida auris
- Mechanisms of Action: Physiological EffectsMicafungin Enhances the Human Macrophage Response to Candida albicans through β-Glucan Exposure