[Pulmonary cryptococcosis treated by combination therapy of fluconazole plus flucytosine]

Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi. 1993 Dec;31(12):1528-33.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The efficacy of the combination therapy of fluconazole plus flucytosine against pulmonary cryptococcosis was investigated. The minimal inhibitory concentrations of antifungal agents were measured by growth inhibition on Yeast-morphology agar plates, and the fractional inhibitory concentration index of each antifungal combination were calculated by checker-board titration. Eight of Cryptococcus neoformans clinical isolates showed sensitivity for AMPH, 5-FC, MCZ and ITZ. C. neoformans showed resistance against FLCZ. The combination of FLCZ plus 5-FC showed synergistic effect against C. neoformans. Three cases of pulmonary cryptococcosis were treated by combination therapy of fluconazole plus flucytosine. After treatment, C. neoformans isolates were eradicated and the chest X-ray improved remarkably. The combination therapy of fluconazole plus flucytosine was effective for the treatment of pulmonary cryptococcosis.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cryptococcosis / drug therapy*
  • Cryptococcosis / microbiology
  • Cryptococcus neoformans / drug effects
  • Cryptococcus neoformans / isolation & purification
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Drug Synergism
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Fluconazole / administration & dosage*
  • Fluconazole / pharmacology
  • Flucytosine / administration & dosage*
  • Flucytosine / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / drug therapy*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Fluconazole
  • Flucytosine