Protothecosis successfully treated with amikacin combined with tetracyclines

J Zhao; W Liu; G Lv; Y Shen; S Wu

doi:10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00955.x

Protothecosis successfully treated with amikacin combined with tetracyclines

Mycoses. 2004 Apr;47(3-4):156-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00955.x.

Authors

J Zhao¹, W Liu, G Lv, Y Shen, S Wu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Mycology, Institute of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China.

PMID: 15078433
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00955.x

Abstract

Summary We report a case of protothecosis in an 18-year-old female student caused by Prototheca zopfii successfully treated with amikacin combined with tetracyclines. Zusammenfassung Es wird über eine Protothecose, verursacht durch Prototheca zopfii, bei einer 18-jährigen Studentin berichtet, die erfolgreich mit Amikacin in Kombination mit Tetracyclinen behandelt wurde.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Amikacin / pharmacology
Amikacin / therapeutic use*
Drug Therapy, Combination / pharmacology
Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Infections / drug therapy
Prototheca / drug effects*
Skin Diseases, Infectious / drug therapy*
Skin Diseases, Infectious / microbiology
Tetracycline / pharmacology
Tetracycline / therapeutic use*

Substances

Amikacin
Tetracycline