Efficacy of an Abbreviated Induction Regimen of Amphotericin B Deoxycholate for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis: 3 Days of Therapy Is Equivalent to 14 Days

Efficacy of an Abbreviated Induction Regimen of Amphotericin B Deoxycholate for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis: 3 Days of Therapy Is Equivalent to 14 Days

ABSTRACT Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis is an urgent global health problem. Induction regimens using 14 days of amphotericin B deoxycholate (dAmB) are considered the standard of care but may not be suitable for resource-poor settings. We investigated the efficacy of conventional and abbreviated re...

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Main Authors: Joanne Livermore, Susan J. Howard, Andrew D. Sharp, Joanne Goodwin, Lea Gregson, Timothy Felton, Julie A. Schwartz, Catherine Walker, Bill Moser, Werner Müller, Thomas S. Harrison, John R. Perfect, William W. Hope
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014-02-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00725-13

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