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CYP2C19 Phenotype and Body Weight-Guided Voriconazole Initial Dose in Infants and Children after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 17 Aug 2021
Takahashi Takuto, Mohamud Maryam A, Smith Angela R, Jacobson Pamala A, Jaber Mutaz M, Alharbi Abeer F, Fisher James, Kirstein Mark N
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Prophylactic voriconazole use is recommended for children undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Dosing considerations are essential, due to the narrow therapeutic window of voriconazole. Known covariates do not sufficiently explain the large interindividual pharmacokinetic (PK) variability of voriconazole. Moreover, knowledge of voriconazole PK for age <2 years is limited. We investigated genetic...
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