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Antimycotic from the group of substances of the Echinocandine group.
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Second-line antifungal. The substance is fungicidal against Candida species. Miacafungin inhibits beta-(1,3)-d-glucan synthesis and leads to destabilization and osmotic cell lysis of growing cells.
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Mycafungin may only be used because of the possible risk of liver tumour formation only if other antimycotics are not adequate (Tietz HJ 2006).
Preparation: Mycamine®
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1 Tietz HJ (2006) Antimycotics from A-Z. Georg Thieme Publisher Stuttgart SS 94-95
