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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-07-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016300800 |