Nebulized amphotericin B (AMB) combined with intravenous AMB was studied in persistently leukopenic rats with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Pulmonary concentrations of AMB after aerosol treatment were substantially higher than after intravenous liposomal AMB. Nebulized liposomal AMB in addition to intravenous AMB resulted in significantly prolonged survival compared to controls.

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doi.org/10.1128/AAC.50.5.1852-1854.2006, hdl.handle.net/1765/14000
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Ruijgrok, E., Fens, M., Bakker-Woudenberg, I., van Etten, E., & Vulto, A. (2006). Nebulized amphotericin B combined with intravenous amphotericin B in rats with severe invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 50(5), 1852–1854. doi:10.1128/AAC.50.5.1852-1854.2006