Liver Transplantation
Amphotericin B lipid complex superior to standard agent for IA treatment
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, August 25th, 2003
In liver transplant recipients, the development of IA "is associated with poor response rates and a very high mortality rate, despite administration of therapy with conventional amphotericin B," scientists in the United States explained.
P.K. Linden and colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh "conducted a single-center, retrospective study to compare the outcome of liver transplant recipients with IA who received amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC) or conventional amphotericin B."
"IA was present in 12...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2003-08-25)
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