Impact of fluconazole versus posaconazole prophylaxis on the incidence of fungal infections in patients receiving induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia

Impact of fluconazole versus posaconazole prophylaxis on the incidence of fungal infections in patients receiving induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia

Background: Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) remain one of the worrying complications in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) due to their incidence and high level of attributable mortality. In light of these risks, antifungal prophylaxis has always been debated. We conducted a single-center...

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Main Authors: Camille Devanlay, Emmanuelle Tavernier-Tardy, Aurélie Bourmaud, Alexander Tuan Falk, Hélène Raberin, Sandrine Menguy, Denis Guyotat, Nicolas Magné, Jérôme Cornillon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
Subjects:
acute myeloid leukemia
antifungal prophylaxis
invasive fungal infections
Online Access:http://www.biomedj.org/article.asp?issn=2319-4170;year=2015;volume=38;issue=3;spage=235;epage=243;aulast=Devanlay

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