Amphotericin B-deoxycholate overdose due to administration error in pediatric patients

Susanne Groeneveld, Paul E. Verweij, Louis Van't Hek, Jos P.M. Bökkerink, Adilia Warris
2008 Medical Mycology  
Due to the similarity of their generic names, the use of amphotericin Bdeoxycholate and liposomal amphotericin B could cause confusion in daily practice. We report two cases of amphotericin B-deoxycholate overdose in infants due to administration errors which raises the issue that the use of this antifungal agent should be questioned because of its severe side effects.
doi:10.1080/13693780701658280 pmid:18324499 fatcat:g6cr2qgoerhqxf33v2lyjjus7u