Voriconazole for cryptococcal meningitis in children with leukemia or receiving allogeneic hemopoietic stem cell transplant

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-109

  Bandettini, Roberto ^a   Castagnola, E ^a   Calvillo, M ^a   Micalizzi, C ^a   Ravegnani, M ^a   Pescetto, L ^a   Manzitti, C ^a   Soro, O ^b   Ricagni, L ^a   Lanino, E ^a   Miano, M ^a   Cuzzubbo, D ^a   Conte, M ^a   Morreale, G ^a   Faraci, M ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; MALE; MYCOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 63049099731     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2009.21.1.108     Document Type: Article

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