Amphotericin B-impregnated bone cement to treat refractory coccidioidal osteomyelitis

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Dec;57(12):6341-3. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00963-13. Epub 2013 Sep 3.

Abstract

Use of amphotericin B-impregnated bone cement in combination with systemic antifungals for the treatment of coccidioidal osteomyelitis offers the potential for sustained local concentrations of drug at the site of the infection. Amphotericin B levels in bone of up to 5.1 μg/g have been demonstrated 4 months after placement of bone cement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amphotericin B / administration & dosage
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use*
  • Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bone Cements / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteomyelitis / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Bone Cements
  • Amphotericin B