Combination therapy with caspofungin and liposomal amphotericin B for invasive aspergillosis
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 22 (7) , 653-656
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000073060.20277.29
Abstract
Ina 24-month-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and invasive aspergillosis, only combination therapy with liposomal amphotericin B and caspofungin achieved a good response. Combination therapy could be a useful treatment option in children with invasive fungal disease, but before it can be routinely recommended, carefully controlled in vivo studies and well-designed randomized clinical trials are needed.Keywords
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