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Activity of amphotericin B in lipid emulsion in the initial treatment of canine leishmaniasis
Author(s) -
Lamothe J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2001.tb01797.x
Subject(s) - amphotericin b , medicine , emulsion , leishmaniasis , saline , mannitol , syringe , pharmacology , anesthesia , antifungal , immunology , biochemistry , chemistry , dermatology , psychiatry
Amphotericin B was given to 19 dogs with leishmaniasis. The drug was diluted in an emulsion prepared by mixing 50 mg of amphotericin B desoxycholate with 40 ml of sterile water and 10 ml of soya bean oil solution. The dogs were infused over nearly one hour with 50 ml/kg of normal saline followed by 10 ml/kg of mannitol 20 per cent. The mixture was then loaded over 30 to 60 minutes using a syringe pump. The emulsion was given twice weekly, at an increasing dosage (from 1 to 2–5 mg/kg bodyweight), for a minimum of eight injections. All 17 dogs receiving a total dosage of more than 10 mg/kg were clinically cured by the end of the treatment, and 14 of these had a negative polymerase chain reaction test on bone marrow.