Clinical Experience with Posaconazole in Patients with Invasive Mucormycosis: A Case Series (Original Studies) Clinical Experience with Posaconazole in Patients with Invasive Mucormycosis: A Case Series (Original Studies)

Clinical Experience with Posaconazole in Patients with Invasive Mucormycosis: A Case Series (Original Studies‪)‬

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal 2008, Dec, 27, 4

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal
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Posaconazole (POS) is approved for prophylaxis of Aspergillus and Candida infections in immunocompromised patients and for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis. Data is limited as step-down therapy after treatment with amphotericin B (AMB). Four cases with refractory mucormycosis who had a favorable response after a change in antifungal therapy to POS are presented. In these four patients, POS demonstrated to be an effective therapeutic option in the management of refractory mucormycosis. Further studies should be conducted to define its role, whether as a single agent or as adjuvant therapy in combination with AMB. Key words: Mucormycosis, Amphotericin B, Posaconazole

GENRE
Health, Mind & Body
RELEASED
2008
December 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
14
Pages
PUBLISHER
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ciencias Medicas
SELLER
The Gale Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Cengage Learning, Inc.
SIZE
92.5
KB

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