Prevalence and Hospital Management of Amphotericin B Deoxycholate-Related Toxicities during Treatment of HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis in South Africa.

• Main Authors: Susan Meiring (Author), Melony Fortuin-de Smidt (Author), Ranmini Kularatne (Author), Halima Dawood (Author), Nelesh P Govender (Author), GERMS-SA (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:We aimed to establish the prevalence of amphotericin B deoxycholate (AmBd)-related toxicities among South African patients with cryptococcosis and determine adherence to international recommendations to prevent, monitor and manage AmBd-related toxicities. METHODS:Clinical data were collec...