Empiric treatment against invasive fungal diseases in febrile neutropenic patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Empiric treatment against invasive fungal diseases in febrile neutropenic patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Abstract Background The most optimal antifungal agent for empiric treatment of invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) in febrile neutropenia is controversial. Our objective was evaluate the relative efficacy of antifungals for all-cause mortality, fungal infection-related mortality and treatment response i...

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Main Authors: Ken Chen, Qi Wang, Roy A. Pleasants, Long Ge, Wei Liu, Kangning Peng, Suodi Zhai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antifungals
Febrile neutropenia
Empiric therapy
Systematic review
Network meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2263-6

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