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Abstract
Patients with prolonged neutropenia or immunosuppression after stem cell transplantation are at a high risk of developing invasive fungal infections. Antimycotic prophylaxis is used to reduce the associated morbidity and mortality. The following classes of antimycotic agents are currently available: azoles (e.g., fluconazole, itraconazole, posaconazole), echinocandins (caspofungin, micafungin), and amphotericin B.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23576010 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-013-0238-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed ISSN: 2193-6218 Impact factor: 0.840