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. 2005 Nov;49(11):4751-3.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.49.11.4751-4753.2005.

Combination therapy with terbinafine and amphotericin B in a rabbit model of experimental invasive aspergillosis

William R Kirkpatrick  1 , Ana C Vallor, Robert K McAtee, Neil S Ryder, Annette W Fothergill, Michael G Rinaldi, Thomas F Patterson
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Combination therapy with terbinafine and amphotericin B in a rabbit model of experimental invasive aspergillosis

William R Kirkpatrick et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

Antagonistic effects of combination therapy using amphotericin B (AmB) with agents which block ergosterol synthesis are a concern. Terbinafine was evaluated with AmB to assess antagonism or synergy in a rabbit model of invasive aspergillosis. Terbinafine had relatively little activity but did not demonstrate antagonism against AmB in our model.

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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Cumulative mortality of rabbits treated with terbinafine, amphotericin B, and a combination of terbinafine and amphotericin B. Rabbits (n = 8 per group) were challenged on the second day. Controls received no antifungal therapy. Treated rabbits had TRB 100 (TRB), AmB 0.4, AmB 1, or a combination of TRB 100 and AmB 0.4 initiated 24 h after challenge and were treated daily for 5 days. Mean days of survival (x.x ± standard errors) from the day of challenge with Aspergillus fumigatus are noted by group. *, P < 0.0007 versus controls.
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