Antifungal agents are substances that inhibit the spread of fungi by killing fungal cells or spores or preventing their growth. Antifungal proteins (AFPs) produced by filamentous ascomycetes are ...
The pharmacology, bioavailability and pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy, and adverse effects of caspofungin acetate are reviewed. Caspofungin acetate is an echinocandin with fungicidal activity ...