Treatment of deep mycoses with liposomal amphotericin B.

Autor: Berenguer, J., Muñoz, P., Parras, F., Fernández-Baca, V., Hernández-Sampelayo, T., Bouza, E.
Zdroj: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases; Jun1994, Vol. 13 Issue 6, p504-507, 4p
Abstrakt: Amphotericin B is the mainstay of therapy of many deep mycoses, but its use is seriously hampered by dose-limiting nephrotoxicity. In this study a liposomal formulation of amphotericin B was administered to ten patients with proven deep mycoses: invasive aspergillosis (n=4), deep candidiasis (n=4) and zygomycosis (n=2). The mean daily dosage of liposomal amphotericin B was 3.0 mg/kg (range 2.5 to 4 mg/kg), the mean total dosage of liposomal amphotericin B 2,781 mg (range 87 to 5,220 mg) and the mean duration of treatment 17 days (range 3 to 33 days). Treatment with liposomal amphotericin B was associated with little nephrotoxicity and an overall survival rate of 50 %. The median increase of serum creatinine from baseline levels was 0.38 mg/dl (−1.2 to 2.6 mg/dl). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index