Treating invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematologic malignancy: diagnostic-driven approach versus empiric therapies

Treating invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematologic malignancy: diagnostic-driven approach versus empiric therapies

Abstract Background Early antifungal therapy for invasive aspergillosis (IA) has been associated with improved outcome. Traditionally, of empiric antifungal therapy has been used for clinically suspected IA. We compared outcomes of patients with hematologic malignancy and IA who were treated with vo...

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Main Authors: Rita Wilson Dib, Ray Y. Hachem, Anne-Marie Chaftari, Fady Ghaly, Ying Jiang, Issam Raad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Invasive aspergillosis
Diagnostic driven therapy
Empiric therapy
Voriconazole
Cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3584-9

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