amphotericin B
noun
am·pho·ter·i·cin B
ˌam(p)-fə-ˈter-ə-sən-ˈbē 
: an antibiotic that is obtained from a soil streptomycete (Streptomyces nodosus) and is administered typically by intravenous injection chiefly to treat serious, potentially life-threatening, systemic fungal infections
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Instead, antifungal treatments, typically fluconazole or amphotericin B, are used to treat some cases of the illness.
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Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
Patients with severe infections are usually given amphotericin B, an intravenous medication.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2023
Another example is amphotericin B, originally approved to treat human yeast and mold infections.
—Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2021
They are then treated with the antifungal medication liposomal amphotericin B to keep the infection from resurging.
—Esha Mitra, CNN, 24 July 2021
At issue is amphotericin B, which is marketed by Gilead Sciences (GILD) to combat cryptococcal meningitis in patients with HIV or visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 28 June 2021
The antifungal drug used for treatment, amphotericin B, has run in short supply in India.
—Washington Post, 22 June 2021
India makes small supplies of amphotericin B, which can be obtained free of charge at some public hospitals.
—New York Times, 20 June 2021
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Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
Patients with severe infections are usually given amphotericin B, an intravenous medication.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2023
Another example is amphotericin B, originally approved to treat human yeast and mold infections.
—Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2021
They are then treated with the antifungal medication liposomal amphotericin B to keep the infection from resurging.
—Esha Mitra, CNN, 24 July 2021
At issue is amphotericin B, which is marketed by Gilead Sciences (GILD) to combat cryptococcal meningitis in patients with HIV or visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 28 June 2021
The antifungal drug used for treatment, amphotericin B, has run in short supply in India.
—Washington Post, 22 June 2021
India makes small supplies of amphotericin B, which can be obtained free of charge at some public hospitals.
—New York Times, 20 June 2021
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“Amphotericin B.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amphotericin%20B. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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