5-Fluorocytosine in the treatment of experimental candidiasis in immunosuppressed mice

Genitourinary fungal infections

Although fungal urinary tract infections occur less frequently than bacterial urinary tract infections their incidence has increased during the last several decades and their clinical importance to the urologist should not be underestimated. Herein the pertinent literature on fungal urinary tract infections is reviewed, with emphasis on the predisposing factors, pathogenesis, host defense mechanisms and the clinical spectrum of the disease. An approach to the evaluation of positive cultures and therapy is presented.

Experimental and clinical studies of 5-fluorocytosine activity in candida ocular infections, II. The effect of 5-fluorocytosine in treating experimental candida infection in rabbits' eyes

Mild and severe experimental ocular infections in rabbits' eyes were induced by inoculation of Candida albicans with or without addition of dexamycin drops. These rabbits were treated with 5-Fluorocytosine, topically, orally and in a combined topical and oral manner. The topical treatment was effective only in mild infections. Severe infections responded to oral and especially to combined oral-tropical treatment.