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lüll Lipid formulations of amphotericin B as first-line treatment of zygomycosis Petrikkos GLClin Microbiol Infect 2009[Oct]; 15 Suppl 5 (ä): 87-92Zygomycosis is a difficult to treat and frequently fatal infection affecting immunocompromised and, rarely, immunocompetent patients. The early diagnosis and immediate initiation of treatment with an antifungal agent in combination with surgical intervention has proved critical for the favourable outcome of the disease. Few antifungal agents are available for treatment. Amphotericin B (AmB) deoxycholate has been the drug of choice for many years and is usually given at high daily doses which can result in renal toxicity. Currently, lipid formulations of AmB (liposomal AmB (L-AmB), AmB lipid complex (ABLC), AmB colloidal dispersion (ABCD)), mainly L-AmB, rather than conventional AmB have become the standard therapy. The rationale behind the use of lipid formulations is that they decrease the nephrotoxicity associated with longterm AmB use. Although there is a developing consensus that high doses of lipid formulations of AmB should be the antifungal therapy of choice for all patients with zygomycosis, until now there have been no data available with which to define the appropriate dose. The duration of therapy remains an unresolved issue, regarding both lipid formulations of AmB as well as sequential or combination treatments consisting of lipid formulations of AmB with posaconazole, a drug which has now emerged as a new therapeutic option.|Amphotericin B/*therapeutic use[MESH]|Antifungal Agents/*therapeutic use[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Zygomycosis/*drug therapy[MESH] |