Falah AL-Khikani

Department of Microbiology, Al- Shomalli general hospital, Babil, Iraq

[ 1 ] - Amphotericin B is the wonder of today’s pharmacology science: persisting usage over seventh decades

Abstract: Despite several topical and systemic antifungal drugs are used for the treatment of fungal infection, Amphotericin B (AmB) is still one of the most common first-line choices in systemic fungal infection for over seventh decades from discovery. Amphotericin B which is belonged to the polyene group has a wide spectrum in vitro and in vivo antifungal activity. Its mechanism of antifunga...

[ 2 ] - The forgotten role of methenamine to prevent recurrent urinary tract infection: urgency for reuse 100 years after discovery

In conclusion, UTI is a globally distributed disease with emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria; thus, new drug discovery or activation of previously used drugs is an urgent issue. Methenamine has been suggested as a beneficial agent for the UTI prevention as it works as a urinary antiseptic by safely producing formaldehyde to prevent bacterial growth while avoiding bacterial resistance...

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