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Micafungin compared with caspofungin for the treatment of febrile episodes in neutropenic patients with hematological malignancies: A retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Invasive fungal infections are associated with morbidity and mortality in neutropenia secondary to hematological malignancies. Empirical antifungal agents are used to reduce their consequences. Caspofungin is the only echinocandin approved for this indication. Micafungin was compared wit...

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Autores principales: Shalhoub, Sarah, Wang, Luchen, Ching, Arthur, Husain, Shahid, Rotstein, Coleman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pulsus Group Inc 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4277157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25587291