Vitamin B3 as a novel approach to treat fungal infections
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 15:28
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified vitamin B3 as a potential antifungal treatment. Infections by the yeast Candida albicans represent a significant public health problem and a common complication in immunodeficient individuals such as AIDS patients, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and recipients of organ transplants.