In Vitro Evaluation of Farnesyltransferase Inhibitor and its Effect in Combination with 3-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-Glutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitor against <i>Naegleria fowleri</i>

Free-living amoeba <i>Naegleria fowleri</i> causes a rapidly fatal infection primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in children. The drug of choice in treating PAM is amphotericin B, but very few patients treated with amphotericin B have survived PAM. Therefore, development of efficien...

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Main Authors: Hye Jee Hahn, Anjan Debnath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/9/689