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High-dose posaconazole for azole-resistant aspergillosis and other difficult-to-treat mould infections.
Mycoses - 1 Feb 2020
Schauwvlieghe Alexander F A D, Buil Jochem B, Verweij Paul E, Hoek Rogier A S, Cornelissen Jan J, Blijlevens Nicole M A, Henriet Stefanie S V, Rijnders Bart J A, Brüggemann Roger J M
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BACKGROUND: Oral follow-up therapy is problematic in moulds with reduced azole-susceptibility, such as azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus infection. Currently, only intravenous liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmB) is advocated by guidelines for the treatment of azole-resistant aspergillosis infections. Preclinical research indicates that high-dose posaconazole (HD-POS) might be a feasible option provided that high...
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