Diagnostic-driven antifungal therapy in neutropenic patients using the D-index and serial serum galactomannan testing

Introduction: Invasive mold disease is an important complication of patients with hematologic malignancies, and is associated with high mortality. A diagnostic-driven approach has been an alternative to the classical empiric antifungal therapy. In the present study we tested an algorithm that incorp...

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Main Authors: Marcia Garnica, Aline Sinhorelo, Laura Madeira, Rodrigo Portugal, Marcio Nucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016300800