Antifungal Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients [PDF]
Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials, 2015 Solid organ transplantation (SOT) is a treatment method that improves quality of life and survival of patients with end-stage organ failure. Immunosuppressive treatments given to these patients may predispose to the development of invasive fungal ...
Şebnem ŞENOL +18 more
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The Surgical Infection Society revised guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Previous evidence-based guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection (IAI) were published by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in 1992, 2002, and 2010. At the time the most recent guideline was released, the plan was to update
Chang, Phillip K +11 more
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Lateral Flow Assays for the Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis: Current Status. [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose of reviewDiagnosis during early stages of invasive aspergillosis (IA) and targeted antifungal treatment has the potential to improve survival significantly.
Heldt, Sven, Hoenigl, Martin
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Fluconazole prophylaxis in preterm infants: a systematic review
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 Objective: This article aims to review the use of antifungal prophylaxis with intravenous fluconazole in premature newborns and the occurrence of Invasive Candidiasis.
Juliana Ferreira da Silva Rios +3 more
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Pulmonary fungal infections in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia: is it the time to revise the radiological diagnostic criteria? [PDF]
, 2016 The definition of pulmonary fungal infections (PFI) according to the EORTC-MSG criteria may lack diagnostic sensitivity due to the possible presentation of PFI with different radiological pictures.
Ascioglu +19 more
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Cost benefit and cost effectiveness of antifungal prophylaxis in immunocompromised patients treated for haematological malignancies:reviewing the available evidence [PDF]
, 2011 There has been a large increase in the incidence of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) over the past decades, largely because of the increasing size of the population at risk.
Daenen, Simon M. G. J. +3 more
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Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2017 Posaconazole is a commonly used medication for antifungal prophylaxis in patients with high-risk acute leukemia, such as acute myeloid leukemia. Despite clinical data that show that posaconazole is superior to other antifungal prophylaxis medications ...
Mayur D. Mody MD +3 more
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Advances in the Treatment of Mycoses in Pediatric Patients
Journal of Fungi, 2018 The main indications for antifungal drug administration in pediatrics are reviewed as well as an update of the data of antifungal agents and antifungal policies performed.
Elias Iosifidis +2 more
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Pro/con debate: antifungal prophylaxis is important to prevent fungal infection in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics [PDF]
, 2006 When critically ill patients with pancreatitis develop infection of the pancreas, the ongoing management of such patients becomes difficult. Sufficient evidence supports the use of broad-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent the development of ...
Eggimann, P. +2 more
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Turkish Journal of Hematology, 2018 Objective: Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among neutropenic patients undergoing chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and stem cell transplantation.
Vildan Özkocaman +9 more
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