Safety and Efficacy of Itraconazole Compared to Amphotericin B as Empirical Antifungal Therapy for Neutropenic Fever in Patients with Haematological Malignancy*
Author(s) -
Ulrich S. Schuler,
Susanne Bammer,
Walter E. Aulitzky,
Claudia R. Binder,
Angelika Böhme,
Gerlinde Egerer,
Michael Sandherr,
Rainer Schwerdtfeger,
Gerda Silling,
Hannes Wandt,
Axel Glasmacher,
Gerhard Ehninger
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
oncology research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 2296-5262
pISSN - 2296-5270
DOI - 10.1159/000100055
Subject(s) - itraconazole , tolerability , medicine , adverse effect , discontinuation , amphotericin b , amphotericin b deoxycholate , neutropenia , gastroenterology , chemotherapy , pharmacology , surgery , antifungal , dermatology , caspofungin
Safety, tolerability and efficacy of itraconazole and amphotericin B (AMB) were compared for empirical antifungal treatment of febrile neutropenic cancer patients.
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