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flucytosine and Liver Dysfunction

flucytosine has been researched along with Liver Dysfunction in 8 studies

Flucytosine: A fluorinated cytosine analog that is used as an antifungal agent.
flucytosine : An organofluorine compound that is cytosine that is substituted at position 5 by a fluorine. A prodrug for the antifungal 5-fluorouracil, it is used for the treatment of systemic fungal infections.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"To determine if fluconazole is effective treatment for hepatosplenic candidiasis that has not resolved with amphotericin B and flucytosine treatment."7.68Hepatosplenic candidiasis: successful treatment with fluconazole. ( Bradley, SF; Kauffman, CA; Ross, SC; Weber, DR, 1991)
"To determine if fluconazole is effective treatment for hepatosplenic candidiasis that has not resolved with amphotericin B and flucytosine treatment."3.68Hepatosplenic candidiasis: successful treatment with fluconazole. ( Bradley, SF; Kauffman, CA; Ross, SC; Weber, DR, 1991)
"Hepatic candidiasis has been increasingly recognized as a variant of disseminated candidiasis in immunocompromised patients."1.27Hepatic candidiasis: an increasing problem in immunocompromised patients. ( Feld, R; Haron, E; Hasselback, R; Matlow, A; Patterson, B; Tuffnell, P, 1987)

Research

Studies (8)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19902 (25.00)18.7374
1990's4 (50.00)18.2507
2000's2 (25.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Lu, S1
Furth, EE1
Blumberg, EA1
Bing, Z1
Roberts, JA1
Udy, AA1
O'Donoghue, S1
Briscoe, S1
Paterson, DL1
Lipman, J1
Pinès, E1
Malbec, D1
Lepennec, MP1
Hilpert, F1
Boudon, P1
Tsui, E1
Liang, R1
Kauffman, CA1
Bradley, SF1
Ross, SC1
Weber, DR1
ter Borg, F1
Kuijper, EJ1
van der Lelie, H1
Haron, E1
Feld, R1
Tuffnell, P1
Patterson, B1
Hasselback, R1
Matlow, A1
Block, ER1

Other Studies

8 other studies available for flucytosine and Liver Dysfunction

ArticleYear
Hepatic involvement in a liver transplant recipient with disseminated cryptococcosis.
    Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society, 2009, Volume: 11, Issue:2

    Topics: Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Cryptococcosis; Fatal Outcome; Flucytosine; Humans; Immunosuppres

2009
Clearance of intravenous 5-fluorocytosine during continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration in a patient with hepatosplenic candidiasis.
    International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2009, Volume: 34, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Antifungal Agents; Candidiasis; Drug Monitoring; Female; Flucytosine; Hemofiltration; Humans;

2009
[Hepatic candidiasis caused by Candida glabrata].
    Annales de gastroenterologie et d'hepatologie, 1994, Volume: 30, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Amphotericin B; Candidiasis; Female; Flucytosine; Humans; Liver Abscess; Liver Diseases

1994
Successful treatment of focal hepatic candidiasis in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia.
    Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 1991, Volume: 23, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Amphotericin B; Candidiasis; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Flucytosine; Humans; Leukemia

1991
Hepatosplenic candidiasis: successful treatment with fluconazole.
    The American journal of medicine, 1991, Volume: 91, Issue:2

    Topics: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Amphotericin B; Candidiasis; Child; Child, Preschool; Fluconazole;

1991
Fatal mucormycosis presenting as an appendiceal mass with metastatic spread to the liver during chemotherapy-induced granulocytopenia.
    Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases, 1990, Volume: 22, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Agranulocytosis; Amphotericin B; Appendix; Cecal Diseases; Female; Flucytosine; Humans; Injec

1990
Hepatic candidiasis: an increasing problem in immunocompromised patients.
    The American journal of medicine, 1987, Volume: 83, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Amphotericin B; Biopsy; Candida; Candidiasis; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Flucytosine;

1987
Effect of hepatic insufficiency on 5-fluorocytosine concentrations in serum.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1973, Volume: 3, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antifungal Agents; Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury;

1973