Praktické lekárnictvo 1/2013

Multifarious world of antifungal agents

Opportunistic mycoses belong to the most prevalent infections all over the world. In the course of the last two decades, invasive mycoses have emerged as an important problem mainly among the heavily immunocompromised persons. The article summarizes the most important antifungal agents and the drugs registered in Slovak Republic and their most common uses.

Keywords: fungal infections, polyenes, azoles, other antifungal drugs.