Caspofungin in combination with itraconazole and amphotericin B for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis in humans, with a method to test ex vivo synergism [1]

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 901-902

  Tascini, C ^a   Tagliaferri, E ^a   Iapoce, R ^a   Leonildi, A ^a   Menichetti, F ^a  

^a CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 0141850908     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00688.x     Document Type: Letter

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