In Vitro Interactions between Antifungals and Immunosuppressants against Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates from Transplant and Nontransplant Patients

WJ Steinbach, N Singh, JL Miller… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
We performed in vitro antifungal checkerboard testing on 12 Aspergillus fumigatus clinical
isolates (6 transplant recipients and 6 nontransplant patients) with three antifungal agents …

Patterns of Susceptibility of Aspergillus Isolates Recovered from Patients Enrolled in the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network

JW Baddley, KA Marr, DR Andes… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
We analyzed antifungal susceptibilities of 274 clinical Aspergillus isolates from transplant
recipients with proven or probable invasive aspergillosis collected as part of the Transplant …

Molecular Identification of Aspergillus Species Collected for the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network

SA Balajee, R Kano, JW Baddley… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A large aggregate collection of clinical isolates of aspergilli (n= 218) from
transplant patients with proven or probable invasive aspergillosis was available from the …

Co-administration of caspofungin and cyclosporine to a kidney transplant patient with pulmonary Aspergillus infection

V Anttila, A Piilonen, M Valtonen - Scandinavian journal of …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
A kidney transplant patient on cyclosporine treatment developed focal pneumonia due to
Aspergillus fumigatus. The patient was not able to tolerate amphotericin B deoxycholate and …

Aspergillus Infections in Transplant Recipients

N Singh, DL Paterson - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergillus infections are occurring with an increasing frequency in transplant recipients.
Notable changes in the epidemiologic characteristics of this infection have occurred; these …

Combined Activity In Vitro of Caspofungin, Amphotericin B, and Azole Agents against Itraconazole-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus

M Cuenca-Estrella, A Gomez-Lopez… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Interactions in vitro between amphotericin B, itraconazole, voriconazole, and caspofungin
against itraconazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus clinical strains were determined …

In Vitro Echinocandin Susceptibility of Aspergillus Isolates from Patients Enrolled in the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network

SR Lockhart, AJ Zimbeck, JW Baddley… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
We determined the echinocandin minimum effective concentration (MEC) values for
caspofungin, micafungin, and anidulafungin against 288 Aspergillus isolates prospectively …

Immunosuppressive Compounds Exhibit Particular Effects on Functional Properties of Human Anti-Aspergillus TH1 Cells

L Tramsen, S Schmidt, F Roeger, R Schubert… - Infection and …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients are at high risk for invasive
aspergillosis. Whereas adoptive immunotherapy transferring donor-derived anti-Aspergillus …

Antifungal Susceptibility of 596 Aspergillus fumigatus Strains Isolated from Outdoor Air, Hospital Air, and Clinical Samples: Analysis by Site of Isolation

J Guinea, T Pelaez, L Alcalá… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
We analyzed the activities of six antifungal drugs (amphotericin B, itraconazole,
voriconazole, posaconazole, caspofungin, and micafungin) against 596 Aspergillus …

In Vitro Interactions between Antifungals and Immunosuppressants against Aspergillus fumigatus

WJ Steinbach, WA Schell, JR Blankenship… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
The optimal treatment for invasive aspergillosis remains elusive, despite the increased
efficacy of newer agents. The immunosuppressants cyclosporine (CY), tacrolimus (FK506) …