Efficacy and Safety of Caspofungin for Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients Refractory to or Intolerant of Conventional Antifungal Therapy
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- 1 December 2004
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 39 (11) , 1563-1571
- https://doi.org/10.1086/423381
Abstract
Background. Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised patients. Echinocandins are novel anKeywords
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