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Use of antifungal drugs in hematology

Invasive fungal disease represents a major complication in hematological patients. Antifungal agents are frequently used in hematologic patients for different purposes. In neutropenic patients, antifungal agents may be used as prophylaxis, as empiric or preemptive therapy, or to treat an invasive fu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nucci, Marcio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3486829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23125547
http://dx.doi.org/10.5581/1516-8484.20120095
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Sumario:Invasive fungal disease represents a major complication in hematological patients. Antifungal agents are frequently used in hematologic patients for different purposes. In neutropenic patients, antifungal agents may be used as prophylaxis, as empiric or preemptive therapy, or to treat an invasive fungal disease that has been diagnosed. The hematologist must be familiar with the epidemiology, diagnostic tools and strategies of antifungal use, as well as the pharmacologic proprieties of the different antifungal agents. In this paper the principal antifungal agents used in hematologic patients will be discussed as will the clinical scenarios where these agents have been used.