George, see note 13803. I knew you would challenge me on it.
Yes I click faster then you.....VBG
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"George, I think this is very interesting patent. Note that it was written a ways ago. Note it is by Merck. Note the contents. How do they know these things? Hmmmmm.
>Antifungal combination therapy
Abstract
There is described antifungal combination therapy comprising the use of known antifungal agents such as the azoles or polyenes in combination with a pneumocandin derivative antifungal agent. More particularly, the invention relates to antifungal combination therapy comprising the use of azoles such as fluconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, ER 30346, SCH 56592; polyenes such as amphotericin B, nystatin or liposomal and lipid forms thereof such as Abelcet, AmBisome and Amphocil; purine or pyrimidine nucleotide inhibitors such as flucytosine; or polyoxins such as nikkomycins, in particular nikkomycin Z or other chitin inhibitors, elongation factor inhibitors such as sordarin and analogs thereof, mannan inhibitors such as predamycin, bactericidal/permeability-inducing (BPI) protein products such as XMP.97 or XMP.127 or complex carbohydrate antifungal agents such as CAN-296 in combination with a pneumocandin derivative as described herein. |
