title: Liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) efficacy in confirmed invasive aspergillosis and other filamentous fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts: a pooled analysis.
abstract: A pooled efficacy analysis applying current diagnostic standards for case selection was performed on previously published trials of liposomal amphotericin B for invasive filamentous fungal infections (IFFI). Favourable responses were observed in 51% of microbiologically confirmed cases of proven or probable IFFI. Despite the limitations inherent in a retrospective analysis of pooled studies, the response rates observed in this analysis were consistent with previous reports for antifungal therapy with amphotericin B deoxycholate or voriconazole in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France. carlcord@club-internet.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cordonnier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bresnik
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ebrahimi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008081:Liposomes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D008081:Liposomes; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B