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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2017

Safety and Efficacy of Anidulafungin for Fungal Infection in Patients With Liver Dysfunction or Multiorgan Failure.

Anita Verma, Georg Auzinger, Michal Kantecki, James Campling, Dean Spurden, Fran Percival, Nigel Heaton

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  3. Pre-Existing Liver Disease and Toxicity of Antifungals.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018
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  5. An Update on Invasive Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Anita VermaDepartment of Medical Microbiology.
Georg AuzingerInstitute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, United Kingdom.
Michal KanteckiPfizer PFE, Paris, France.
James CamplingPfizer Limited, Tadworth, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Dean SpurdenPfizer Limited, Tadworth, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Fran PercivalpH Associates, Marlow, United Kingdom.
Nigel HeatonInstitute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, United Kingdom.
King's College Hospital · GBPfizer (United Kingdom) · GBPfizer (France) · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe objective of this study was to review our clinical experience on the safety and efficacy of anidulafungin, an echinocandin antifungal, in the treatment of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in patients with moderate to severe abnormal liver function tests or multiorgan failure and IFI, in a large United Kingdom Liver Centre.

methodsThe clinical records of the first 50 consecutive patients treated for IFI with anidulafungin between January 7, 2009 and March 2, 2011 were analyzed. Data were collected on demographics, underlying disease, disease characteristics, hematological and biochemical parameters, IFI, concomitant bacterial and viral infections, response to anidulafungin, and anidulafungin-related adverse events.

resultsThe patients' median age was 54.3 years (range, 19.6-75.9); 60% were male. Twenty-two (44%) patients were liver transplant recipients. Others had hepatopancreaticobiliary disease (n = 15, 30%) or chronic liver disease (n = 11, 22%). Invasive fungal infection (predominantly

conclusionsIn this highly specialized group of patients, anidulafungin treatment was efficacious and well tolerated by those with decompensated liver disease, multiorgan failure, and high-risk liver transplant with proven or probable IFI.

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anidulafunginantifungal agentsechinocandinsinvasive candidiasisliver diseases.

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PMID28480239
PMCPMC5414057
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