Combination therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and caspofungin in a case of severe pneumocystis pneumonia

IDCases. 2019 Jan 26:15:e00496. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00496. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX, co-trimoxazole, or bactrim) has been the standard first-line treatment against Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) for decades. However, adverse effects and cases of treatment failure have led to a search for alternative agents. We present a case of a 50 year old immune compromised female whose course of PCP did not improve until Caspofungin was added to TMP-SMX.

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