amphotericin

[ am-fuh-ter-uh-sin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an amphoteric antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces nodosus and used in the treatment of fungal infections.

Word History and Origins

Origin of amphotericin¹

First recorded in 1950–55; amphoteric + -in ²

Example Sentences

Treatment is an IV drug called amphotericin B, followed by usually at least a year of oral antifungals at various different dosages.

From Scientific American

As the family struggled to procure the amphotericin injections she needed after her hospitalization, the infection seemed to reach her second eye.

From Washington Post

Drugs like miltefosine and amphotericin B, used to cure these strains of Leishmaniasis, are expensive or toxic, and not much funding goes into researching and developing better treatments.

From Scientific American

Whether patients live or die often depends on how quickly they undergo debridement surgery that removes the fungus and then start a two-week course of amphotericin B.

From Seattle Times

With mucormycosis cases rising, India's health ministry said it was looking for more companies to produce the antifungal drug amphotericin B used to treat it and also increase imports of the medication.

From Reuters