Prophylaxis and aspergillosis - Has the principle been proven?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 356, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409-411

  De Pauw, Ben E ^a   Donnelly, J Peter ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 33846439749     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe068266     Document Type: Editorial

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