Candicidin (Levorin)

Mixture of antifungal heptaene macrolides from Streptomyces griseus or Actinomyces levoris used topically in candidiasis. The antibiotic complex is composed of candicidins A, B, C, and D, of which D is the major component.

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Networked: 60 relevant articles (6 outcomes, 3 trials/studies)

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Drug Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Kasumov, Kh M: 2 articles (04/2019 - 01/2007)
2.	Sultanova, G G: 2 articles (04/2019 - 01/2007)
3.	Chen, Yihua: 1 article (01/2021)
4.	Huang, Jun: 1 article (01/2021)
5.	Li, Shaojie: 1 article (01/2021)
6.	Liu, Hongwei: 1 article (01/2021)
7.	Sun, Xianyun: 1 article (01/2021)
8.	Wei, Shiping: 1 article (01/2021)
9.	Yao, Xueyan: 1 article (01/2021)
10.	Zhang, Zhenying: 1 article (01/2021)

Related Diseases

1.	Prostatic Hyperplasia (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) 07/01/1974 - "Efficacy of candicidin in benign prostatic hypertrophy." 02/01/1977 - "The results of this trial do not support the view that candicidin is a useful drug in the treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy." 02/01/1977 - "A double-blind trial of the effects of candicidin on patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy." 12/01/1984 - "Candicidin in treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy." 10/01/1974 - "Letter: Candicidin for benign prostatic hypertrophy."
2.	Candidiasis (Moniliasis) 11/10/1972 - "Candicidin for treatment of vaginal candidiasis is discussed. " 11/10/1972 - "Candicidin for vaginal candidiasis." 05/01/1972 - "[Treatment of candidiasis of the mouth and throat with levorin]." 10/01/1971 - "[Levorin treatment of genital moniliasis in women]." 01/01/1970 - "The use of Candeptin for treatment of moniliasis."
3.	Trichomonas Infections 09/01/1967 - "[A clinical study of the efficacy of Levorin in urogenital trichomoniasis]." 11/01/1970 - "[Some clinico-laboratory observations on the effectiveness of levorin in women with urogenital trichomoniasis]." 06/01/1968 - "[Treatment of female trichomoniasis patients with levorin]." 02/01/1969 - "[Levorin in the treatment of women with trichomoniasis and candidiasis of the sexual organs]." 07/01/1969 - "[Levorin in the therapy of trichomoniasis in men, and in post-trichomonas secondary infections]."
4.	Infections 01/01/1965 - "Recent clinical investigations carried out in the USA have shown that candicidin is very effective in the treatment of vaginal monilial infections." 11/10/1972 - " Candicidin has not been established as being superior to nystatin for cure or relief of monilial vaginal infections. " 01/01/1959 - "An evaluation of nystatin and candicidin against a standardized systemic Candida albicans infection in mice." 09/01/1974 - "The compound was as effective as metronidazole in the topical treatment of experimental trichomonal infections in mice and in guinea pigs and as effective as nystatin, candicidin, or a sulfanilamide-aminacrine hydrochloride cream in the treatment of a candidal vaginal infection in rats. "
5.	Body Weight (Weight, Body) 10/01/1979 - "However, the antiandrogenic effect was observed with the use of levorin in the dose producing a pronounced toxic action evident from death of a part of the animals and a marked decrease in the animal body weight. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Macrolides
2.	Flucytosine (Ancobon)
3.	Toxic Actions
4.	Colestipol (Colestid)
5.	Bile Acids and Salts (Bile Acids)
6.	Anion Exchange Resins
7.	Nystatin (Mycostatin)
8.	Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)
9.	Amphotericin B (Amphotericin)
10.	Ointments (Pastes)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Therapeutics
2.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)