Research Article

Treatment of chronic pulmonary blastomycosis with caspofungin

Journal of Medical Microbiology 2011; 60(12):1875–1878 · https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.036103-0

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Abstract

Current practice guidelines recommend that pulmonary blastomycosis be treated with antifungal agents such as amphotericin B and itraconazole. Echinocandins are not recommended because of poor in vitro activity against Blastomyces dermatitidis and lack of supporting clinical data. We report a case of chronic pulmonary blastomycosis treated successfully with caspofungin.