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Vertebral infection with Candida albicans failing caspofungin and fluconazole combination therapy but successfully treated with high dose liposomal amphotericin B and flucytosine

open access: yesMedical Mycology Case Reports, 2014
A patient with Candida spondylitis failed two weeks of fluconazole combined with caspofungin, and the infection relapsed despite six weeks of liposomal amphotericin B followed by two months of fluconazole.
Line Storm   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using single-dose liposomal amphotericin B for cryptococcal meningitis induction therapy: nurse pearls and practical perspectives [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

open access: yesWellcome Open Research
Background In Uganda where the burden of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is high, conventional amphotericin B deoxycholate has been standard to manage patients with cryptococcal meningitis in research settings.
Richard Kwizera   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Liposomal Amphotericin B

open access: yesNippon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi, 2005
Liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) is a DDS (drug delivery system) formulation of amphotericin B (AMPH-B), and has been developed in an attempt to reduce the toxicity of AMPH-B while retaining its therapeutic efficacy. AMPH-B has been the "gold standard" of antifungal therapy over the past four decades.
openaire   +3 more sources

Biofilm-forming capability of highly virulent, multidrug-resistant Candida auris [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The emerging multidrug-resistant yeast pathogen Candida auris has attracted considerable attention as a source of healthcare–associated infections. We report that this highly virulent yeast has the capacity to form antifungal resistant biofilms sensitive
Borman, Andrew   +6 more
core   +4 more sources

Liposomal amphotericin B and leishmaniasis: Dose and response

open access: yesJournal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2010
Liposomal amphotericin B has been used with increasing frequency to treat visceral leishmaniasis (VL). It is the treatment of choice for immunocompetent patients in the Mediterranean region and the preferred drug for HIV/VL co-infection.
Shyam Sundar, Jaya Chakravarty
doaj   +1 more source

Methods for particle size reduction of liposomal amphotericin B

open access: yesVietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering, 2018
Liposomal amphotericin B were prepared by thin film hydration technique. Particle size was reduced by ultrasonic device and high pressure homogeneous device.
Tuan Quang Nguyen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular monitoring of minimal residual disease in two patients with MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia and haploidentical transplantation after relapse [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This report describes the clinical courses of two acute myeloid leukemia patients. Both had MLL translocations, the first a t(10;11)(p11.2;q23) with MLL-AF10 and the second a t(11;19)(q23;p13.1) with MLL-ELL fusion.
Beyer, Jörg   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Liposomes as delivery systems in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
Research on the potential application of liposomes in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases has focussed on improvement of the therapeutic index of antimicrobial drugs and immunomodulators and on stimulation of the immune response to ...
Bakker-Woudenberg, I.A.J.M. (Irma)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Experimental Models of Short Courses of Liposomal Amphotericin B for Induction Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis is a rapidly lethal infection in immunocompromised patients. Induction regimens are usually administered for 2-weeks. The shortest effective period of induction therapy with liposomal amphotericin B (LAmB) is unknown. The
Adam Johnson   +32 more
core   +1 more source

Myeloablative Busulfan, Fludarabine and Melphalan Conditioning for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Childhood Myeloid Malignancy

open access: yesAsia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, EarlyView.
We report our single‐center experience of transplant outcomes with a busulfan, fludarabine and melphalan‐based conditioning regimen for children < 18 years of age. The regimen was shown to be well tolerated and effective for heavily pretreated children with high‐risk myeloid malignancies prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
Mayank Dhamija   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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