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Clinical Trial
. 2003 Nov;9(11):2619-21.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i11.2619.

Prevention and therapy of fungal infection in severe acute pancreatitis: A prospective clinical study

Yue-Ming He  1 , Xin-Sheng Lv, Zhong-Li Ai, Zhi-Su Liu, Qun Qian, Quan Sun, Ji-Wei Chen, Dao-Xiong Lei, Cong-Qing Jiang, Yu-Fong Yuan
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Clinical Trial

Prevention and therapy of fungal infection in severe acute pancreatitis: A prospective clinical study

Yue-Ming He et al. World J Gastroenterol. 2003 Nov.

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the prevention and therapy of fungal infection in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).

Methods: Seventy patients with SAP admitted from Jan. 1998 to Dec. 2002 were randomly divided into garlicin prevention group, fluconazole (low dosage) prevention group and control group. The incidence of fungal infection, the fungal clearance and mortality after treatment were compared.

Results: The incidence of fungal infection in garlicin group and fluconazole group was lower than that in control group (16% vs 30%, P<0.05 and 9% vs 30%, P<0.01, respectively). Amphotericin B or therapy-dose fluconazole had effects on patients with fungal infection in garlicin group and control group, but had no effects on patients with fungal infection in fluconzole group.

Conclusion: Prophylactic dosage of antifungal agents (garlicin or low dosage fluconazole) can reduce the incidence of fungal infection in patients with SAP. But once fungal infection occurs, amphotericin B should be used as early as possible if fluconazole is not effective.

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