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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
The records of 239 immunosuppressed patients receiving amphotericin B for suspected or proven aspergillosis were reviewed to determine rates of nephrotoxicity, dialysis, and fatality. The mean and median durations of treatment were 20.4 and 15.0 days, respectively. The creatinine level doubled in 53% of patients and exceeded 2.5 mg/dL in 29%; 14.5% underwent dialysis; and 60% died. A multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis showed that patients whose creatinine level exceeded 2.5 mg/dL (hazard ratio [HR], 42.02; P<.001), allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) patients (HR, 6.34; P<. 001), and autologous BMT patients (HR, 5.06; P=.024) were at greatest risk for requiring hemodialysis. Use of hemodialysis (HR, 3. 089; P<.001), duration of amphotericin B use (HR, 1.03 per day; P=. 015), and use of nephrotoxic agents (HR, 1.96; P=.017) were associated with greater risk of death, whereas patients undergoing solid organ transplantation were at lowest risk (HR, 0.46; P=.002). These data indicate that elevated creatinine levels during amphotericin B treatment are associated with a substantial risk for hemodialysis and a higher mortality rate, but the risks vary in different patient groups.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1058-4838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1402-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Amphotericin B, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Antifungal Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Aspergillosis, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Bone Marrow Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Creatinine, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Drug Evaluation, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Kidney Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Organ Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Proportional Hazards Models, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Renal Dialysis, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:10585786-Time Factors
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical significance of nephrotoxicity in patients treated with amphotericin B for suspected or proven aspergillosis.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Florida College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Gainesville, FL 32610-0277, USA. wingajr@medicine.ufl.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study