Patents Assigned to Georgia State Univ. Research Foundation
  • Methods of combatting infectious diseases using dicationic bis-benzimidazoles
    Patent number: 5639755
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans in a subject in need of such treatment. The methods comprises administering to the subject a dicationic bis-benzimidazole in an amount effective to treat the conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignees: University of North Carolina, Duke University, Georgia State Univ. Research Foundation
    Inventors: Christine C. Dykstra, John Perfect, David W. Boykin, W. David Wilson, Richard R. Tidwell