Micafungin versus Fluconazole for Prophylaxis against Invasive Fungal Infections during Neutropenia in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

H. van Burik, J.-A.; Ratanatharathorn, V.; E. Stepan, Daniel; B. Miller, Carole; H. Lipton, Jeffrey; H. Vesole, David; Bunin, Nancy; A. Wall, Donna; Hiemenz, J.; Satoi, Yoichi; M. Lee, J.; J. Walsh, Thomas

doi:10.1086/422312

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Micafungin versus Fluconazole for Prophylaxis against Invasive Fungal Infections during Neutropenia in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

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Authors:

J.-A. H. van Burik

V. Ratanatharathorn

Daniel E. Stepan

Abstract

We hypothesized that chemoprophylaxis with the echinocandin micafungin would be an effective agent for antifungal prophylaxis during neutropenia in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We therefore conducted a randomized, double-blind, multi-institutional, comparative ...

Subject

Micafungin

Fluconazole

Medicine

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