title: Antifungal drugs used for systemic mycoses.
abstract: Table 1 summarizes the antifungal agents commonly used for the treatment of systemic mycoses. The treatment of these conditions remains a challenge. This is particularly the case with infections in neutropenic patients where mortality rates remain high despite the development of new drugs and the evaluation of drug combinations. Much attention has been focused on the development of new antifungal drugs that can provide a solution to this problem without concurrent toxicity and without the risk of drug resistance.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Queens University, Whitla Medical Building, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, UK. r.hay@qub.ac.uk
authors.forename: Roderick J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hay
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D016469:Fungemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents