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    • Copiamycin is an antibiotic agent with demonstrated in vitro activity against various protozoa and fungi.
    • Antimicrobial resistance necessitates the exploration of novel therapeutic agents.

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    • To evaluate the efficacy of copiamycin as an antifungal and antitrichomonal agent.
    • To compare the activity of copiamycin with existing antimicrobial agents.

    Main Methods:

    • In vitro susceptibility testing against Candida albicans, Torulopsis glabrata, and Trichomonas vaginalis.
    • In vivo studies involving intraperitoneal inoculation of protozoa in mice followed by local copiamycin administration.
    • Assessment of glucose oxidation and anaerobic glucose metabolism in protozoa exposed to copiamycin.

    Main Results:

    • Copiamycin exhibited significant in vitro activity against the tested organisms.
    • Local administration of copiamycin in mice reduced protozoal infection, indicated by decreased abscess formation.
    • Copiamycin showed minimal impact on protozoal glucose oxidation but comparable efficacy to aminitrozole and azalomycin F in anaerobic glucose metabolism.

    Conclusions:

    • Copiamycin is an effective antifungal and antitrichomonal agent.
    • Its therapeutic activity is comparable to that of azalomycin F.