Treatment of Candida peritonitis by peritoneal lavage with amphotericin B.
A 14-year-old girl, who was a renal transplant recipient, developed Candida tropicalis peritonitis during peritoneal dialysis and immunosuppressive and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy. Therapeutic cure of the peritonitis followed a ten-day course of amphotericin B administered solely by peritoneal lavage.
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D003956:Dialysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000666:Amphotericin B