Successful treatment of Candida glabrata endophthalmitis with amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC)

J Infect. 2000 Jan;40(1):92-4. doi: 10.1053/jinf.1999.0605.

Abstract

We report a case of Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata endophthalmitis which occurred 2 months following urological surgery. The patient was treated successfully with intravenous amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC) and flucytosine. Diagnosis and management of this condition are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use*
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Candida / isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy*
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Drug Combinations
  • Endophthalmitis / drug therapy*
  • Endophthalmitis / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phosphatidylcholines / therapeutic use*
  • Phosphatidylglycerols / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Phosphatidylcholines
  • Phosphatidylglycerols
  • liposomal amphotericin B
  • Amphotericin B