McGee William T, Tereso Gary J
Department of ICU Quality Improvement, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 01199, USA.
Crit Care Med. 2003 May;31(5):1577-8. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000063145.15336.31.
Systemic fungal infections have high mortality, and therapy is often toxic. Caspofungin acetate, a new antifungal agent with minimal toxicity, may provide a better alternative to typical therapy for Candida krusei.
Case report.
Multidisciplinary intensive care unit (ICU) of a community teaching hospital.
A 22-yr-old male with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and Candida krusei fungemia failed therapy with fluconazole and amphotericin B.
Caspofungin acetate given intravenously as a 70-mg loading dose, followed up by 50 mg daily along with standard ICU care.
Survival without toxicity from therapy.
Efficacy of caspofungin acetate in a patient with life-threatening Candida Krusei infection.
系统性真菌感染死亡率高,且治疗往往具有毒性。醋酸卡泊芬净是一种毒性极小的新型抗真菌药物,可能为克鲁斯念珠菌的典型治疗提供更好的替代方案。
病例报告。
社区教学医院的多学科重症监护病房(ICU)。
一名22岁男性,患有急性淋巴细胞白血病和克鲁斯念珠菌血症,氟康唑和两性霉素B治疗失败。
静脉注射醋酸卡泊芬净,负荷剂量70mg,随后每日50mg,同时给予标准ICU护理。
治疗后存活且无毒性。
醋酸卡泊芬净对危及生命的克鲁斯念珠菌感染患者有效。