Treatment of Scedosporiosis with Voriconazole: Clinical Experience with 107 Patients

Author:

Troke Peter1,Aguirrebengoa Koldo2,Arteaga Carmen3,Ellis David4,Heath Christopher H.5,Lutsar Irja6,Rovira Montserrat7,Nguyen Quoc8,Slavin Monica9,Chen Sharon C. A.10

Affiliation:

1. The Old Court, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

2. Hospital de Cruces, Baracaldo Vizcaya, Spain

3. Pfizer Inc., New York, New York

4. Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia

5. Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia

6. University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia

7. Hematology Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

8. St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia

9. Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia

10. Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Abstract

ABSTRACT The efficacy of voriconazole in 107 patients with scedosporiosis was analyzed. Principal infection sites were the lungs/sinuses (24%), central nervous system (CNS) (20%), and bone (18%), while 21% of patients had disseminated infection. Solid organ transplantation (22%), hematological malignancy (21%), and surgery/trauma (15%) were the predominant underlying conditions. A successful therapeutic response was achieved in 57% of patients (median, 103 therapy days), with >98% of those responding receiving ≥28 days of therapy. Patients receiving primary therapy showed a 61% response versus 56% for the others. The best therapeutic responses were seen for skin/subcutaneous (91%) or bone (79%) infections, and the lowest for CNS infections (43%). Patients without major immune suppression (72%) or those with solid organ transplantation (63%) or various hematological conditions (60%) showed the best responses by underlying condition. Median known survival time was 133 days (therapy successes, 252 days; failures, 21 days). In all, 43 (40%) patients died, 73% due to scedosporiosis. Patients with Scedosporium prolificans infection had significantly reduced survival times ( P = 0.0259) and were more likely to die from fungal infection ( P = 0.002) than were Scedosporium apiospermum -infected patients. In a subset of 43 patients where voriconazole baseline MICs were available, response to voriconazole was higher for S. apiospermum -infected patients (54% response; MIC 50 , 0.25 μg/ml) than for S. prolificans -infected patients (40% response; MIC 50 , 4.0 μg/ml). Voriconazole demonstrated clinically useful activity in the treatment of both S. apiospermum and S. prolificans infections and was well tolerated.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Pharmacology (medical),Pharmacology

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