Treatment of fungal infections in neutropenic patients

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages

  Martino, P ^a,b   Girmenia, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Institute of Hematology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Antifungal resistance; Empiric antifungal treatment; Fluconazole; Itraconazole; Leukemia; Neutropenic patients

Indexed keywords

EID: 2042463273     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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