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Table 1 Peritoneal concentrations of Amphotericin B [20,21,22,23,24]

From: Along came a spider: an unusual organism identified in a peritoneal dialysis patient, a case report and literature review

Author and Year

Number in study

Antifungal Agent

Serum concentration (mg/L)

Peritoneal concentration (mg/L)

Peritoneal/serum penetration ratio

Polak 1979 [21]

NR

Amphotericin B

0.4 – 1.7

0.22 – 0.32

19–55%

Petersen 1978 [22]

1

Amphotericin B

0.52 (predose)

1.5 (postdose)

0.44 (predose)

0.78 (postdose)

85%

52%

Van der Voort

2007 [23]

21

Amphotericin B

0.25 (median)

0.12 (median)

41%

Weiler 2008 [20]

1

Liposomal amphotericin

NR

0.258

NR

  1. NR Not reported