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Caspofungin acetate

Paul A. Pham, Pharm.D., John G. Bartlett, M.D.

Caspofungin acetate is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.

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INDICATIONS

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Treatment of invasive aspergillosis in patients who are refractory to or intolerant of other anti-fungal therapy.
- Candidemia and the following Candida infections: intra-abdominal abscesses, peritonitis and pleural space infections.
- Note: not well studied in endocarditis, osteomyelitis, and meningitis (low CNS penetration) due to Candida.
Esophageal candidiasis (authors’ opinion: would reserve caspofungin for azole-resistant cases).
Empiric treatment of presumed fungal infections in febrile neutropenic patients.

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Last updated: May 1, 2017

Citation

Pham, Paul A, and John G Bartlett. "Caspofungin Acetate." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540083/all/Caspofungin_acetate.

Pham PA, Bartlett JG. Caspofungin acetate. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540083/all/Caspofungin_acetate. Accessed March 24, 2019.

Pham, P. A., & Bartlett, J. G. (2017). Caspofungin acetate. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540083/all/Caspofungin_acetate

Pham PA, Bartlett JG. Caspofungin Acetate [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2019 March 24]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540083/all/Caspofungin_acetate.

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