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. 1972 Jan;69(1):196–199. doi: 10.1073/pnas.69.1.196

Potentiation of Rifampicin and 5-Fluorocytosine as Antifungal Antibiotics by Amphotericin B

G Medoff *,*, G S Kobayashi †,‡, C N Kwan ‡, D Schlessinger ‡, P Venkov ‡
PMCID: PMC427574  PMID: 4550505

Abstract

Amphotericin B potentiates the antifungal effects of 5-fluorocytosine and rifampicin, probably by increasing the penetration of these agents through the fungal cytoplasmic membrane.

Keywords: yeast, membrane permeability, ribosomal RNA, eukaryotic cell, synergism

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