Ketoconazole is an imidazole antifungal agent used in the prevention and treatment of a variety of fungal infections. It functions by preventing the synthesis of ergosterol, the fungal equivalent of cholesterol, thereby increasing membrane fluidity and preventing growth of the fungus. Ketoconazole was first approved in an oral formulation for systemic use by...
Ketoconazole is used in the treatment or prevention of fungal infections including blastomycosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, chromomycosis, and paracoccidioidomycosis. In Europe, it is also used in the treatment of endogenous Cushing's syndrome.
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States
GSK Investigational Site, Columbus, Ohio, United States
GSK Investigational Site, Columbus, Ohio, United States
UHHS Westlake Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Baylor College of Medicine - Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
Medicine Branch, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
GSK Investigational Site, Dundee, United Kingdom
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