Antifungal medicines called echinocandins work by blocking the enzyme that fungi need to build their cell walls, causing the fungi to fall apart and die.

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Clinical efficacy comparison between echinocandins for invasive candidiasis

Double-blind RCT comparing echinocandins (caspofungin, micafungin, anidulafungin) for treatment of invasive candidiasis, measuring fungal eradication and patient survival

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FDA-Approved Antibacterials and Echinocandins

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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics14020166

Antifungal medicines called echinocandins work by blocking the enzyme that fungi need to build their cell walls, causing the fungi to fall apart and die.

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FDA-Approved Antibacterials and Echinocandins