Voriconazole is a safe and effective anti-fungal prophylactic agent during induction therapy of acute myeloid leukemia

Voriconazole is a safe and effective anti-fungal prophylactic agent during induction therapy of acute myeloid leukemia

Background: Antifungal prophylaxis (AFP) reduces the incidence of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) during induction therapy of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Posaconazole is considered the standard of care. Voriconazole, a generic cheaper alternative is a newer generation azole with broad anti-funga...

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Main Authors: Akash Shah, Prasanth Ganesan, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Krishnarathinam Kannan, Rejiv Rajendranath, Vandana Mahajan, Varalakshmi Vijayakumar, Trivadi Ganesan, Tenali Gnana Sagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Subjects:
Acute myeloid leukemia
anti-fungal prophylaxis
fluconazole
invasive fungal infection
voriconazole
Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2016;volume=37;issue=1;spage=53;epage=58;aulast=Shah
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