We evaluated liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome; Vestar, San Dimas, CA) administered to 88 immunocompetent patients (56 children) with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum. Thirteen patients received 4 mg/kg on days 1-5 and 10 (total dose, 24 mg/kg), and all were cured; 42 received 3 mg/kg on days 1-5 and 10 (18 mg/kg), and 41 were cured; 32 received 3 mg/kg on days 1-4 and 10 (15 mg/kg), and 29 were cured (amastigotes were not cleared from 1 child, and 2 relapsed). One adult was cured with a total dose of 12mg/kg. The four children who were not cured received 3 mg/kg for 10 days; none had further relapses. There were no significant adverse events. For VL due to L. infantum, we recommended a total dose of AmBisome of > or = 20 mg/kg, given in > or = 5 doses of 3-4 mg/kg over > or = 10 days.
N, D., L, D., L, G., R, G., Gb, G., R, P., et al. (1996). SHORT COURSE TREATMENT OF VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS WITH LIPOSOMAL AMPHOTERICIN B (AmBisome). CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 22, 938-943.
Data di pubblicazione: | 1996 |
Titolo: | SHORT COURSE TREATMENT OF VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS WITH LIPOSOMAL AMPHOTERICIN B (AmBisome) |
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Citazione: | N, D., L, D., L, G., R, G., Gb, G., R, P., et al. (1996). SHORT COURSE TREATMENT OF VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS WITH LIPOSOMAL AMPHOTERICIN B (AmBisome). CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 22, 938-943. |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clinids/22.6.938 |
Abstract: | We evaluated liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome; Vestar, San Dimas, CA) administered to 88 immunocompetent patients (56 children) with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum. Thirteen patients received 4 mg/kg on days 1-5 and 10 (total dose, 24 mg/kg), and all were cured; 42 received 3 mg/kg on days 1-5 and 10 (18 mg/kg), and 41 were cured; 32 received 3 mg/kg on days 1-4 and 10 (15 mg/kg), and 29 were cured (amastigotes were not cleared from 1 child, and 2 relapsed). One adult was cured with a total dose of 12mg/kg. The four children who were not cured received 3 mg/kg for 10 days; none had further relapses. There were no significant adverse events. For VL due to L. infantum, we recommended a total dose of AmBisome of > or = 20 mg/kg, given in > or = 5 doses of 3-4 mg/kg over > or = 10 days. |
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