Liposomal Amphotericin B for Empirical Therapy in Patients with Persistent Fever and Neutropenia

Invasive fungal infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neutropenia who are receiving chemotherapy for cancer. 1 – 3 Early diagnosis of these infections is difficult, and persistent fever may be the only sign. A delay in treatment while a diagnosis is pursued ma...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 1999-03, Vol.340 (10), p.764-771
Hauptverfasser:	Walsh, Thomas J, Finberg, Robert W, Arndt, Carola, Hiemenz, John, Schwartz, Cindy, Bodensteiner, David, Pappas, Peter, Seibel, Nita, Greenberg, Richard N, Dummer, Stephen, Schuster, Mindy, Dismukes, William E, Holcenberg, John S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	amphotericin B Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Antifungal agents Biological and medical sciences Drug therapy Fungal infections Fungi Leukemia Medical sciences Mortality Patient safety Patients Pharmacology. Drug treatments
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