Successful Treatment of Paecilomyces variotii Peritonitis in a Liver Transplant Patient
MYCOPATHOLOGIA, cilt.179, sa.3-4, ss.317-320, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 179 Sayı: 3-4
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11046-014-9854-1
- Dergi Adı: MYCOPATHOLOGIA
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.317-320
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Amphotericin B, Liver transplant, Paecilomyces variotii peritonitis, Voriconazole, VORICONAZOLE, COMBINATION
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Paecilomyces variotii has previously been reported as a causative pathogen for peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and shown to be usually sensitive to amphotericin B and resistant to voriconazole. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of P. variotii peritonitis in a liver transplant patient, which was unresponsive to initial liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmB) treatment and resolved dramatically after the addition of voriconazole. The present case provides evidence for the clinical and microbiological effectiveness of voriconazole combined with L-AmB in treating P. variotii peritonitis refractory to initial L-AmB treatment.