Journal of Third Military Medical University  2003;0(11):-

Itraconazole against invasive fungal infection in patients of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

Jianqiong XIONG ; Zhaoxia DENG ; Lei ZHANG ; Liang WEN ; Xianhui XIE

Keywords

itraconazole injection; multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; fungal infection

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of itraconazole injection in treatment of invasive fungal infection in the patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.Methods Invasive fungal infection in 15 patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome was treated with 200 mg itraconazole injection,twice a day on the first two days,then once a day,for 8 to 14 days.During the treatment,the symptoms and signs,the results of chemical detection were recorded.Everyday fungus,sputum,stool smear or culture were performed.Results The recovery rate,effective rate,and fungal clearance in this trial with itraconazole injection were 80%(12/15),86.7%(13/15),and 86.7%(13/15) respectively.The side effect was not found.Conclusion Itraconazole injection is an effective and safe drug against invasive fungal infection in patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.