Successful treatment of Candida glabrata endophthalmitis with amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC).
We report a case of Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata endophthalmitis which occurred 2 months following urological surgery. The patient was treated successfully with intravenous amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC) and flucytosine. Diagnosis and management of this condition are discussed.
Darling
K
K
Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
Singh
J
J
Wilks
D
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D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010715:Phosphatidylglycerols; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B