Cryptococcosis in renal transplant patients
Tipple, M.; Haywood, H.; Shadomy, S.; Lee, H.M.; Duma, R.J.
Proceedings of the Clinical Dialysis and Transplant Forum 6: 13-19
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0094-6044 PMID: 801056 Document Number: 105151
First, cryptococcal infections in transplant patients can be readily diagnosed and successfully treated; aggressive, innovative uses of currently available drugs should accomplish this. Second, some drug related toxicity, mostly nephrotoxicity and hematologic, is inevitable, and patients must be carefully monitored so that these effects may be minimized. Third, anti-fungal drug assays are available and can be performed and drug levels should be monitored, with the object of obtaining levels which are both reasonably safe and maximally effective in terms of known in vitro susceptibilities of the offending pathogen.